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Old 7th Sep 2019, 7:13 pm   #25
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Default Re: MFJ Dummyload faulty?

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Originally Posted by budkor22 View Post
It is square pillar shaped ones, I used them to restore 1940s all valve radiogram once, and leftovers from the work. Like this one in the link.

https://www.digikey.co.uk/product-de...kaApcREALw_wcB
Wirewound... pretty much useless at RF, I'm afraid.

Also, shunting the bad dummy load relies on the value of that dummy load being stable. If it's been overcooked, then that might be a problem. A changing load could cause a lot of confusion sometime in the future.

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