VJ 3000

VJ3000
TECHNICAL AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

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VJ3000 - Technical and Maintenance Manual
VJ3000
3KW Power Triode
Amplifier 87.5-108 MHz
Technical and Maintenance Manual
Manuale Tecnico e di
Manutenzione
English Pag. 3
Italiano Pag. 88
R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 2

INDEX
Preliminary Instructions and Warranty Information Pag. 6
Tube Warranty Instructions Pag. 8
Safety Regulations Pag. 11
SECTION 1
General Description Pag. 14
Electrical Specifications (Table A) Pag. 16
Dimensional & Environmental Specifications (Table B) Pag. 17
SECTION 2
Electrical Description Pag. 18
Specifications of the 3CX3000A7 Pag. 22
Front and Rear View Description Pag. 23
Front and Rear View (Fig. 1A) Pag. 24
Top View Description Pag. 25
Top View (Fig. 1B) Pag. 26
Total View Description Pag. 27
Total View (Fig. 2) Pag. 28
Front Meter Panel View Description Pag. 29
Front Meter Panel View (Fig. 3) Pag. 30
Front Tuning Panel View Description Pag. 31
Front Tuning Panel View (Fig. 4) Pag. 32
Front and Rear Protection Panel View Description Pag. 33
Front and Rear Protection Panel View (Fig. 5) Pag. 35
Front High Voltage Panel View Description Pag. 36
Front High Voltage Panel View (Fig. 6) Pag. 37
Sectional View Description of the Power Supply P1 - Three-Phase Ver. Pag. 38
Sectional View of the Power Supply P1 - Three-Phase Ver. (Fig. 7A) Pag. 39
Sectional View Description of the Power Supply P1 - Mono-Phase Ver. Pag. 40
Sectional View of the Power Supply P1 - Mono-Phase Ver. (Fig. 7B) Pag. 41
Sectional View Descrip. of the Power Supply P2 - Three-Phase Ver. Pag. 42
Sectional View of the Power Supply P2 - Three-Phase Ver. (Fig. 8A) Pag. 43

Power Supply Input sockets - Three-Phase Ver.(Fig. 8B) Pag. 44
Sectional View Descrip. of the Power Supply P2 - Mono-Phase Ver. Pag. 45
Sectional View of the Power Supply P2 - Mono-Phase Ver. (Fig. 8C) Pag. 46
Power Supply Input sockets - Mono-Phase Ver.(Fig. 8D) Pag. 47
R.F. Cavity's Front View Description Pag. 48
R.F. Cavity's Front View (Fig. 9) Pag. 49
R.F. Cavity's Rear View Description Pag. 50
R.F. Cavity's Rear View (Fig. 10) Pag. 51
R.F. Cavity's Right Side View Description Pag. 52
R.F. Cavity's Right Side View (Fig. 11) Pag. 53
R.F. Cavity's Left Side View Description Pag. 54
R.F. Cavity's Left Side View (Fig. 12A) Pag. 55
R.F. Cavity's Top View Description Pag. 56
R.F. Cavity's Top View (Fig. 12B) Pag. 57
SECTION 3
Tube Installation 1 (Fig.13) Pag. 58
Tube Installation 2 (Fig.14) Pag. 59
Installation Procedure Pag. 60
Setup 1 Pag. 63
Setup 2 Pag. 64
Setup 3 Pag. 65
Protection parameters (Table D) Pag. 66
Quiescent operating parameters (Table E) Pag. 67
Plate Tuning Table (Table F) Pag. 68
Recommend Test Equipment (Table G) Pag. 69
Protection Trimmers Table (Table H) Pag. 70
Voltage Stabilizer parameters (Table I) Pag. 71
Voltage Stabilizer Block Diagram (Fig.15) Pag. 72
Voltage Stabilizer Overload Diagram (Fig.15A) Pag. 73
Voltage Stabilizer View (Fig.15B) Pag. 74
Blowers Technical Characteristics (Table L) Pag. 75

SECTION 4
Maintenance Pag. 76
SECTION 5
Calibration Procedure of Modules Pag. 78
Setup 4 Pag. 82
Setup 5 Pag. 83
Setup 6 Pag. 84
Setup 7 Pag. 85
Setup 8 Pag. 86
Setup 9 Pag. 87
APPENDIX A
Circuit Diagram, Bills of Material and Layouts Pag. 174
Protection Card Pag. 175
Multimeter Card Pag. 195
Plate Measure Card Pag. 205
Ig Triode Card Pag. 210
R.F. Power Tube Amplifier Circuit Diagram Pag. 214

PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY INFORMATION
WARNING: This is a "CLASS A" equipment. In a residential place this

equipment can cause hash. In this case can be requested to user to take
the necessari measures.
Please observe safety precautions when handling this unit. This equipment
contains dangerous currents and high voltages.
This manual is written as a general guide for those having previous knowledge
and experience with this kind of equipment. It is not intended to contain
a complete statement of all safety warnings which should be observed by
personnel in using this or other elettronic equipment.
R.V.R. doesn't assume responsability for injury or damage resulting from

improper procedures or practices by untrained/unqualified personnel in the
handling of this unit.
Please observe all local codes and fire protection standards in the
operations of this unit.
CAUTION: always disconnect power before opening covers or removing any part
of this unit. Use appropriate grounding procedures to short out capacitors
and high voltage points before servicing.
Any damage to the goods must be reported to the carrier in writing on the
shipment receipt. Any discrepancy or damage discovered subsequent to
delivery, shall be reported to R.V.R. within five (5) days from its receipt.
R.V.R. extends to the original end-user purchaser all original manufacturers

warranties which are transferable and all claims are to be made directly
to R.V.R. per indicated procedures.
All manufacturers warranties will be supported by R.V.R. to ensure precise

and speedy service where possible.
R.V.R. shall not be liable for any damage of whatsoever nature, arising out
of or in connection with the product or its use thereof.
R.V.R.'s warranty shall not include:
a. Re-shipment of the unit to R.V.R. for repair purposes

b. Any unauthorized repair/modification
c. Incidental/consequential damages as a result of any defect
d. Nominal non-incidental defects
e. Re-shipment costs or insurance of the unit or replacement
units/parts
Warranty shall come into force from invoice date and for the period of
the manufactures warranty.

To claim your rights under this warranty:
a. Contact the dealer or distributor where you prchased the unit. Describe
the problem and ask if he has an easy solution. Dealers and Distributors
are supplied with all the information about problems that may occur
and usually they can repair the unit quicker than what the manufacturer
could do. Very often installing errors are discovered by dealers.
b. If your dealer cannot help you, contact R.V.R. in Bologna and explain
the problem. If it is decided to return the unit to the factory, R.V.R.
will mail you a regular authorization with all the necessary
instructions to send back the goods.
c. When you receive the authorization, you can return the unit. Pack it
carefully for the shipment, preferably using the original packing and
seal the package perfectly. The customer always assumes the risks of
loss (i.e., R.V.R. is never responsible for damage or loss), untill
the package reaches R.V.R. premises. For this reason, we suggest you
to insure the goods for the whole value. Shipment must be effected
C.I.F. (PREPAID) to the address specified by R.V.R.'s service manager
on the authorization. DO NOT RETURN UNITS WITHOUT OUR AUTHORIZATION
AS THEY WILL BE REFUSED. Be sure to enclose a written technical report
where mention all the problems found and a copy of your original invoice
establishing the starting date of the warranty.
Replacement and warranty parts may be order from the following address. Be
sure to include the equipment model and serial number as well as part
description and part number.
R.V.R. Elettronica S.r.l. - Broadcasting Equipment -

Via del Fonditore, 2/2c
Zona Roveri
40138 Bologna - Italy
International Phone: +39 - 51 - 6010506
FAX Number: +39 - 51 - 6011104
R.V.R. reserves the right to modify the design and specifications of the
equipment in this manual without previous notice.

TUBE WARRANTY INSTRUCTIONS

VARIAN POWER GRID PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY
Varian products are warranted to be free from defects in workmanship and

materials only. The warranty involves both calendar time and filament
(or heather) operation time. Specifically involved are: time since the
product was shipped from Varian time since delivery to the user, and
operation time.
WHICHEVER ELAPSES FIRST CONCLUDES THE WARRANTY.
The warranties are determined by the codes shown in the price schedule.
TIME SINCE TIME SINCE TIME SINCE

SHIPMENT DELIVERY HEATER-ON
Code From EIMAC To The User Time
T 36 MONTHS 24 MONTHS 10.000 HOURS
R 24 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 5.000 HOURS
P 24 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 4.000 HOURS
N 24 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 3.000 HOURS
K 24 MONTHS 12 MONTHS 1.000 HOURS
L LIFE TESTED AT FACTORY IN LIEU OF AN OTHER WARRANTY
12 24 MONTHS 12 MONTHS
The last category is for hardware or accessory items where only calendar
time is involved.
An Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or an authorized Varian

Distributor can hold an item in his stock for 12 months and the end user
still receives full warranty. As an example, warranty code T is for 36
months from the date of the shipment from EIMAC, or 24 months from the
date of delivery to the user, or 10.000 hours of filament-on time,
whichever elapses first.
A product which fails (because of faulty workmanship or materials) in

the first 10% of the warranty-time hours will be heither replaced at no
charge by Varian or 100% of the purchase price will be credited through
the original authorized Varian Distributor or OEM. If a failure occurs
in the remaining 10-100% of the warranty time hours a prorated adjustment

will be calculated and credit issued. This can only be done through the
original OEM or authorized Varian Distributor. A prorated credit is
calculated as follows:
Warranty (hours) - Use Time (hours)
= % Credit
Warranty (hours)
Thus for failure Code N (3000 hours) if failure occurred after 600 hours
and was found to be workmanship or materials related:
3000 - 600
= 80%
3000
Tubes being returned on a warranty claim are normally sent to authorized

Varian distributor or OEM from whom originally purchased. If returned
directly to the Varian plant of manufacture, the authorized Varian
Distributor or OEM from whom purchased should be notified in case there
are some special instructions.
All products returned on a warranty claim must be shipped via prepaid
freight and include a completed copy of a service report form, a copy
of which is included with every shipped product. A warranty claim cannot
be processed without this form. A copy of the original invoice, bill of
sale, or other purchase document should be included with the executed
service report form to establish purchase date and price.
The original Varian shipping carton and packing material should always
be used for any warranty claim return. Shipping damage because of poor
packing will normally preclude any warranty adjustment since the damage
will usually make any testing or measuraments impossible.
PARCEL POST SHOULD NEVER BE USED FOR SHIPMENT OF TUBES.

WARRANTY OF THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF TUBES
MODEL MOUNTH HOURS CODE
3CX800A7 12 3.000 N
3CX1500A7 12 3.000 N
3CX3000A7 12 5.000 R
3CX15000A7 12 3.000 N
4CX3500A 12 5.000 R
4CX5000A 24 10.000 T
4CX7500A 12 5.000 R
4CX10000D 24 10.000 T

WARNING!
The currents and voltages in this equipment are dangerous!
Personnel must at all times observe safety regulation!
This manual is intended as a general guide for trained and qualified

personnel who are aware of the dangers inherent in handling potentially
hazardous electrical and electronic circuits.
It is not intended to contain a complete statement of all safety
precautions which should be observed by personnel in using this or other
electronic equipment.
The installation, operation, maintenance and service of this equipment

involves risks both to personnel and equipment, and must be performed
only by qualified personnel exercising due care.
R.V.R. ELETTRONICA s.r.l. shall not be responsible for injury or damage
resulting from improper procedures or from the use of improperly trained
or inexperienced personnel performing such tasks.
During installation and operation of this equipment, local building codes

and fire protection standards must be observed.
WARNING!
Always disconnect power before opening covers,
doors, enclosures, gates, panels or shields.
Always use grounding sticks and short out high
voltage points before servicing. never make
internal adjustments, perform maintenance or
service when alone or when fatigued.
Do not remove, short-circuit or tamper with interlock switches on access

covers, doors, enclosures, gates, panels or shields.
Keep away from live circuits, know your equipment and don't take chances.
WARNING!
In case of emergency ensure that power has been disconnected

TreatmentofelectricalShock
1) If victim is not responsive follow the A-B-C's of basic life support.
PLACE VICTIM FLAT ON HIS BACK ON A HARD SURFACE
A AIRWAY BBREATHING
IF UNCONSCIOUS, IF NOT BREATHING,
OPEN AIRWAY BEGIN ARTIFICIAL
BREATHING
LIFT UP NECK, TILT HEAD,

PUSH FOREHEAD BACK, PINCH NOSTRILS,
CLEAR OUT MOUTH IF NECESSARY, MAKE AIRTIGHT SEAL,
OBSERVE FOR BREATHING. 4 QUICK FULL BREATHS.
REMEMBER MOUTH TO MOUTH
RESUSCITATION MUST BE
COMMENCED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
C CIRCULATION
CHECK CAROTID PULSE DEPRESS STERNUM 1 1/2" TO 2"
IF PULSE ABSENT, APPROX. 80 SEC. : ONE RESCUER, 15 COMPRESSIONS,

BEGIN ARTIFICIAL 2 QUICK BREATHS.
CIRCULATION
APPROX. 60 SEC. : TWO RESCUERS, 5 COMPRESSIONS,
1 BREATH
NOTE: DO NOT INTERRUPT RHYTHM OF COMPRESSIONS

WHEN SECOND PERSON IS GIVING BREATH.
Call for medical assistance as soon as possible.

2) If victim is responsive.
a. Keep them warm.
b. Keep them as quiet as possible.
c. Loosen their clothing (a reclining position is recommended).

FIRST-AID
Personnelengagedintheinstallation,operation,maintenanceor
servicingofthisequipmentareurgedtobecomefamiliarwithfirst-aid
theoryandpractices.Thefollowinginformationisnotintendedtobe
acompletefirst-aidprocedure,itisbriefandisonlytobeusedas
areference.Itisthedutyofallpersonnelusingtheequipmenttobe
preparedtogiveadequateEmergencyFirstAidandtherebyprevent
avoidablelossoflife.
Treatment of electrical Burns
1) Extensive burned and broken skin.
a. Cover area with clean sheet or cloth.

(Cleanest available cloth article).
b. Do not break blisters, remove tissue, remove adhered particles
of clothing, or apply any salve or ointment.
c. Treat victim for shock as required.
d. Arrange transportation to a hospital as quickly as possible
e. If arms or legs are affected keep them elevated.
NOTE
If medical help will not be available within an hour and the victim
is conscious and not vomiting, give him a weak solution of salt and
soda: 1 level teaspoonful of salt and 1/2 level teaspoonful of baking
soda to each quart of water (neither hot or cold). Allow victim to sip
slowly about 4 ounces (half a glass) over a period of 15 minutes.
Discontinue fluid if vomiting occurs (Do not give alcohol).
2) Less severe burns - (1st & 2nd degree)
a. Apply cool (not ice cold) compresses using the cleanest available
cloth article.
b. Do not break blisters, remove tissue, remove adhered
particles of clothing, or apply salve or ointment.
c. Apply clean dry dressing if necessary.
d. Treat victim for shock as required.
e. Arrange transportation to a hospital as quickly as possible.
f. If arms or legs are affected keep them elevated.

SECTION1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
VJ3000
1.1 MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION
The VJ3000 is housed in a 19" rack cabinet, 24U high, of which 6 are
free and may be used to fit an exciter, a receiver and other equipment.
Four analog meters are situated on the front panel (Fig. 1A) together
with all the various controls and switches.
The rear panel (Fig. 1B) has no connectors but only the air inlet for
the cooling fan, complete with air-filter, and an opening for supply
cables and external drivers cables.
A flue is situated on the top of the rack (Fig. 1B) which allows hot air
to be expelled. The antenna connector is also situated here.
1.2 ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION
The VJ3000 is a tube amplifier, using the grounded grid configuration,

operating in the 87.5-108Mhz.
This amplifier is able to generate an output power in excess of 3KW with
a driver power of about 150-200W.
The amplifier features motorised matching of the anode, load and input
circuits, allowing coverage of the entire frequency band.
The VJ3000 has been designed to use a Monophase supply (Threephase on
request).
1.3 INDICATORS AND CONTROLS
The front panel (Fig.1A) is subdivided into: meter panel, tuning

panel, alarm panel and high voltage panel.
Four analog meters are situated on the meter panel: the first is
multifunctional allowing measurement
on filament voltage, and measurement of the anode VA voltage; the second
measures the current consumed by grid; the third displays anode current;
the fourth measures direct or reflected antenna power selected by a
switch. The tuning panel (Fig. 4) contains 4 tuning switches and a key
switch to enable the tuning motors.
Of theese switches, one tunes the anode (PLATE), one matches the load
(LOAD) and two tune of the input circuit (INPUT and GRID).
On the high voltage panel (Fig. 6) a green indicator lights when the main
power
switch is switched on and a red indicator lights when the high voltage
supply is enabled.
In addition there are a ST.BY/H.V ON selector, an hour meter and the main
power switch.

Three indicators show the presence of three phases (R, S and T) for
the Threephase version and the presence of the single phase for the
Monophase version.
1.4 PROTECTION FEATURES
The alarm panel (Fig.5 has a number of indicators of different colors:

the red indicators indicate a current condition, the yellow indicators
show that a previous alarm condition has now passed.
This circuit features the following protection: excess VSWR, excess grid
current, excess anode current, insufficient phase voltage, excess
temperature, panel open, insufficient ventilation and high voltage
supply inactive.
Two bicolor leds (red/green) are situated on this panel indicating excess
grid current together with two indicators which indicate if protection
is active or not, and a key switch.
Furthermore there are two switches, one to diplay filament warm-up time
or the number of reset cycles which the protection circuit has performed
upto that moment; the other to reset the protection circuit, the memories
and the protection reset counter.
Finally a four digit display shows times or cycles with the two left-
hand digits and the temperature of the air begin expelled in°C on the
two right-hand digits.
1.5 SPECIFICATIONS
Please refer to Table A for the electrical specifications and Table

B for the mechanical specifications.

TABLE A
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Supply Monophase: 220-240V, 50-60 Hz
Threephase: 380-415V, 50-60 Hz (on request)
Frequency Range 87.5-108Mhz (others on request)
Output Power 3500W max, 3000W typically
R.F. Output Impedance 50 Ohm
R.F. Output Connector 7/8" EIA Flange
R.F. Input Impedance 50 Ohm
R.F. Input Connector "N" type
RF Drive Power 150-200W max (150W typ. for P=3KW)
Tube EIMAC 3CX3000A7
Cooling Forced air
Suppression of Harmonics Exceeds or conforms to FCC and CCIR regulations

and spurious components
Power Consumption approx. 6KW

TABLE B
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Rack Dimensions 22.24" (565 mm) W
33.46" (850 mm) D
48.00" (1220 mm) H
Panel Dimensions 19" (483.00 mm) W

42" (1066.8 mm) H
Weight 770 Lbs (350 Kg)
Operating Temperature from -10°C to +50°C
Humidity max 90%, non-condensing

SECTION 2
ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION
2.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes, in detail, the operating theory of the

VJ3000.
To aid understanding, the unit has been subdivided into modules (Fig.2),
each of which is fully described below.
2.2 AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY
A) THREEPHASE VERSION
The auxiliary power supply is positioned vertically and situated on

the left side of the unit.
It comprises: three soft-start resistors (R2, R3 and R4) for the high
voltage anode transformer (10 Fig.7); three solenoid switches TE1, TE2
and TE3 (14, 11 and 12 Fig.7) for switching of filament voltage and high
voltages; the services transformer T1 (7 Fig.7); the PROT-IN card (1
Fig.7) which acts as an interface between the alarm card and the high
voltage section; a diode bridge, D13 (2 Fig.7) to rectify the output of
the services transformer; an anti-flash resistor (R8) on the anode supply
(9 Fig.7); a polarization resistor (R1) for the filament voltage (8
Fig.7); a resistor (R6) for monitoring grid current (3 Fig.7); a resistor
(R9)for monitoring anode current (6 Fig.7); the IG-TRIODE card for
monitoring grid current (4 Fig.7); the PLATE MEASURE card for monitoring
anode current (5 Fig.7) and the A.C. Control Line (13 Fig.7).
It is possible to provide the equipment with a voltage stabilizer (220V
1KW) that ensures the stability of the tube filament voltage.
B) MONOPHASE VERSION
The auxiliary power supply is positioned vertically and situated on

the left side of the unit.
It comprises: one soft-start resistor (R4) for the high voltage anode
transformer (11 Fig.7B); three solenoid switches TE1, TE2 and TE3 (4,
5 and 6 Fig.7B) for switching of filament voltage and high voltages; the
services transformer T1 (3 Fig.7B); the PROT-IN card (1 Fig.7B) which
acts as an interface between the alarm card and the high voltage section;
a diode bridge, D13 (2 Fig.7B) to rectify the output of the services
transformer; an anti-flash resistor (R8) on the anode supply (10 Fig.7B);
a polarization resistor (R1) for the filament voltage (9 Fig.7B); a
resistor (R6) for monitoring grid current (13 Fig.7B); a resistor (R9)
for monitoring anode current (7 Fig.7B); the IG-TRIODE card for
monitoring grid current (12 Fig.7B); the PLATE MEASURE card for
monitoring anode current (8 Fig.7B).
It is possible to provide the equipment with a voltage stabilizer (220V

1KW) that ensures the stability of the tube filament voltage.

2.3 HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY
A) THREEPHASE VERSION
This sub-assembly (P2 fig.8A) is situated at the bottom of the unit

and comprises: a transformer T2 (5 Fig.8A) to supply the anode voltage
(6KV); a line supply terminal block (MORS1) to which are connected the
three phases (1 Fig.8A); a driver terminal block (MORS2) for the driver
connections (2 Fig.8A); a filter capacitor (C3) for the anode supply (6
Fig.8A); a diode bridge (D3, D4, D5, D6, D7 and D8) for rectifying the
anode supply (3 Fig.8A).
Other components are situated on the diode bridge support: four resistors
(R10, R11, R12 and R13) for descharging the high voltage capacitors (4
Fig.8A).
The filament transformer is fixed on the external left-hand side part
of the cavity near the tuning motors.
B) MONOPHASE VERSION
This sub-assembly (P2 Fig.8C) is situated at the bottom of the unit

and comprises: a transformer T2 (5 Fig.8C) to supply the anode voltage
(6KV); a line supply terminal block (MORS1) to which are connected
the two phases (1 Fig.8C); a driver terminal block (MORS2) for the driver
connections (3 Fig.8C); two filter capacitors (C2 and C3) for the anode
supply (6 Fig.8C); a diode bridge (D3, D4, D5, D6, D7 and D8) for
rectifying the anode supply (3 Fig.8C). Other components are situated
on the diode bridge support: four resistors (R10, R11, R12 and R13) for
descharging the high voltage capacitors (4 Fig.8C); an impedance (L9)
on the high voltage.
The filament transformer is fixed on the external left-hand side part
of the cavity near the tuning motors.
2.4 PROTECTION CARD
The protection card has three balanced inputs for the measurement
of currents IA, IG and one not connected; two unbalanced inputs for the
measurement of direct and reflected (SWR) power; a sensor input for
temperature measurement and four other inputs: insufficient A.C. line
voltage; Interlock; pressure low (PRESS) and High Voltage low (H.V.).
A card within this module contains all the trimmers necessary for
adjustment of operating parameters and calibration of the meters.
These trimmers are already factory set however, should adjustment be
necessary, please refer to Table H..
An internal battery maintains memorized data in the event of a power
failure.
This allows data that has been stored prior to an event that required
the invention of the protection circuit, to be accessed by simply
reconnection power to the unit.
The protection system works in the following manner: in the case of
a fault or anomalous condition, the unit is disabled; after 30 seconds

the protection system re-enables the unit unless the fault is still
present, in which case the cycle is repeated upto a maximum of 11 times,
after which the unit is shutdown indefinately.
At this point only manual or remote intervention can restart the unit.
If during 1 of the 11 attempts to restart it, the unit successfully
restarts and continues wirking for more than 30 minutes, the protection
cycle counter is reset to zero, while the number of cycles and the data
concerning the fault are stored in the memory.
2.5 TUBE
This power amplifier uses mainly the 3CX3000A tube.

The 3CX3000A high-mu forced-air power triode provides relatively high
power output as an amplifier, oscillator or modulator at low plate
voltage.
The tube has a low inductance cylindrical filament-stem structure which
readily becomes part of a linear filament tank circuit for VHF operation.
Operation with zero grid bias in many applications offers circuit
simplicity by eliminating the bias supply.
Grounded-grid operations is attractive since a power gain of over twenty
times can be obtained.
2.6 VOLTAGE STABILIZER (OPTIONAL)
This stabilizer is a single phase design fitted inside the unit with
connector blocks for the input eand output (Fig.15).
It comprises: a variac, AT; a series transformer, TS; a servo motor, S
and a control circuit, C. The stabilized output voltage, Vu is
continuously compared to a reference voltage and the difference between
the two is used by the control circuit to drive the servo motor which
rotates the variable autotransformer reducing the difference to zero.
In this way any difference between the output voltage of the stabilizer
and the reference voltage is immediately reduced to zero maintaining a
constant output voltage.
Please refer to Table I for the specification.
2.7 R.F. CHAMBER
The R.F. Chamber is accessible oce the rear panel has been opened,
by removing the fixing screws from the internal panel.
It is devided into three sections; the top section in which the motorized
tuning mechanism are situated; the central section in which the tube is
mounted and the bottom section where the tube socket is positioned.
A temperature sensor is fitted to the outlet of the air flue which is
fitted to the top section of the chamber.
The protection circuit which countnuously monitors this sensor, will shut
down the amplifier in the case of excess temperature.
This section of the chamber is mounted on four, motorized threaded rods
and can be moved up and down according to the desired transmission

frequency.
In the central section of the chamber, around the tube socket, is
situated a collar with fingers to ground the control grid.
Two disks are also situated in this section of the chamber, on the left-
hand side panel, which act as variable capacitors, C6 is connected to
the load-tuning motor, M3 (LOAD) and C34 which is used to aid low frequency
tuning.
The socket is situated in the bottom section, into which the tube is
inserted.
In this section capacitors C31 and C32 are situated on the socket and
connected in parallel to the filament to maintain a constant folament
voltage. On the outside of the chamber, on the right-hand side, two Kapton
capacitors, C18 and C19 prevent any R.F. signals from returning from the
filament back to the transformer.

TABLE C
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE
3CX3000A7 TUBE
Model 3CX3000A7
Anode dissipation 3000W
Grid dissapation 225W
Frequency for max. ratings (CW) 110Mhz
Cooling Forced ventilation
Filament voltage 7.5V
Filament current 51.5A
Capacity with grounded cathode: Input 38.0 pF
Output 0.60 pF
Feed-through 24.0 pF
Capacity with grounded grid: Input 38.0 pF
Output 24.0 pF
In-Out cap. 0.6 pF
Amplification factor 160
Base Special coaxial
Maximum Seal and Anode Core Temperature 250
Maximum length 9.00" (228.60 mm)
Maximu diameter 4.15" (105.50 mm)
Weight 6.2 Lbs (2.8 Kg)
Operating position Vertical


FRONT AND REAR VIEW (FIG.1A)

1 .................... Free panels 6U
2 .................... Meter panel
3 .................... Tuning panel
4 .................... Protections panel
5 .................... High voltage panel
6 .................... Front air filter panel
7 .................... Blower air filter
8 .................... Power supply input holes

FIG.1A

TOP VIEW (FIG.1B)

1 .................... Air-flow chimney
2 .................... R.F. output connector

FIG.1B

TOTAL VIEW (FIG.2)

1 .................... R.F. Chamber
2 .................... Inductance
3 .................... Power supply P1 section
4 .................... Power supply P2 section
5 .................... Blower
6 .................... Air-flow chimney

5
2
4
FIG.2

FRONT METER PANEL (FIG.3)

1 VOLTAGE SELECTOR Mechanical adjustment of the zero point of the
multmeter.
2 MULTMETER ADJUSTMENT Mechanical adjustment of the zero point of the

multmeter
3 GRID CURRENT SELECTOR Switch to select the measurement of the grid current
Ig1 or Ig2 (Ig2 not connected in the Triode Version).
4 GRID CURRENT Mechanical adjustment of the zero point of the grid

current Ig meter.
5 ANODE CURRENT Mechanical adjustment of the zero point of the anode

current meter.
6 DIR/REF Switch to select the measurement of direct or

reflected power.
7 OUTPUT POWER Mechanical adjustment of the zero point of the direct

and reflected output power meter.
8 MULTMETER: Analog meter for the measurement of the operating

voltages.
9 GRID CURRENT METER Analog meter for the measurement of the grid current
Ig.
10 ANODE CURRENT METER Analog meter for the measurement of anode current.
11 OUTPUT POWER METER Analog meter for the measurement of direct and
reflected output power.

FIG.3

FRONT TUNING PANEL (FIG.4)

1 INPUT Press-button INPUT for tuning of the input circuit.
2 LOAD Press-button for tuning the load.
3 SWITCH Switch enabling the tuning motors.
4 PLATE Press-button PLATE for tuning the anode.
5 GRID Press-button GRID for tuning of the input circuit.

FIG.4

FRONT AND REAR PROTECTION PANEL (FIG.5)

1 RESET Switch to reset the ALARMS MEMORY and the protection
counter.
2 DISPLAY The two right-hand digits display the air outlet

temperature The two letf-hand digits display the
number of protection cycles. When the TIM/CICL button
is pushed these digits display the percentage of the
filament warm-up period that has passed.
The leds referred to by REF. 3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 are memory leds which indicate to
the user that there has been an alarm condition.
11 SWITCH Switch to inhibit the protection system for about a

minute.
AUTO position: protection active.
DISCONNECT: protection inactive for about a minute.
12 TIM/CICL When passed, this button displays on the two left-hand

digits the percentage of time that has passed during
the pre-warming of the filament. If kept pressed for
more than 30 seconds, the high voltage is enable in
advance.
13 A.C. LINE Led indicating the absence of a A.C. Line phase.
14 LED H.V. Led indicating low or missing anode voltage.
15 INTERLOCK Led indicating that a panel is open.
16 LED SWR Led indicating an alarm condition due to excess SWR on

the antenna output.
17 LED PRESS Led indicating insufficient air pressure in the R.F.

chamber.
18 LED TEMP Led indicating an alarm condition due to excess

temperature of expelled air.
19 LED IA Led indicating an alarm condition due to excess anode

current.
20 1 RED/2 GREEN Bicolor led. When red, indicates, in the case of a

tetrode amplifier, excess grid 1 current; in the case
of a triode amplifier, excess grid current. When
green, indicates excess grid 2 current. The green
color is not connected in the case of a triode

amplifier.
21 LED AUTO Led indicating that protection is active.
22 DISCONNECT Led indicating that the selector has been rotated to

the DISCONNECT position and that protection will be
disabled for about 1 minute.
23 PWR FWD Forward power connector
24 PWR RFL Reflected power connector
25 TEMP. Temperature probe connector
26 TELEMETRY Telemetry connector
27 I/O Input/Output connector
28 HEARTH Hearth screw
29 ON/OFF ON/OFF backup switch
30 FUSE A.C. Line protection fuse
31 SOCKET Mains voltage socket

FIG.5

FRONT HIGH VOLTAGE PANEL

(FIG.6)
1 MAIN Line power switch (thermal cutout).
2 INDICATOR ON Green indicator showing the presence of line power.
3 HUOR METER Hour counter showing the total number of hours that
the unit has been operational.
4 SELECTOR ST.BY./H.V. selector.
5 INDICATOR H.V. ON Red indicator showing the presence of high voltage.
6 INDICATOR PHASE-R Indicator showing the presence of the R phase.
7 INDICATOR PHASE-S Indicator showing the presence of the S phase.
8 INDICATOR PHASE-T Indicator showing the presence of the T phase.
In the Monophase version that three indicators are connected in parallel and
indicates the presence of voltage on general line.

FIG.6

SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE POWER

SUPPLY P1 (FIG.7A)
THREE-PHASE VERSION
1 .................... PROT-IN card
2 .................... Services transformer diode bridge, D13
3 .................... Grid current sensing resistor, R6
4 .................... IG Triode card
5 .................... Plate Measure card
6 .................... Anode current sensing resistor, R9
7 .................... Main services transformer T1
8 .................... Polarization filament resistor, R1
9 .................... Anode supply anti-flash resistor, R8
10 .................... Soft-start high voltage resistors (R2, R3 and R4)
11 .................... Solenoid switch TE2 for HT1
13 .................... A.C. Line Control
14 .................... Solenoid switch TE1 for filament voltage

14 13 12 11 10
1
9
2 8
3 4 5 6
FIG.7A


SUPPLY P1 (FIG.7B)
MONO-PHASE VERSION
1 .................... PROT-IN card
2 .................... Services transformer diode bridge, D13
3 .................... Main services transformer (T1)
4 .................... Solenoid switch TE1 for filament voltage
7 .................... Anode current sensing resistor (R9)
8 .................... Plate Measure card
9 .................... Polarization filament resistor (R1)
10 .................... Anode supply anti-flash resistor,(R8)
11 .................... Soft-start high voltage resistors (R4)
12 .................... Ig Triode card
13 .................... Grid current sensing resistor (R6)

11 10 9
12
8
13 7
1 2 3 4 5
FIG.7B


SUPPLY P2 (FIG.8A)
THREE-PHASE VERSION
1 .................... Threephase power connector block (MORS1)
2 .................... A.C. driver output connector block (MORS2)
3 .................... Anode supply bridge rectifier (D3, D4, D5, D6, D7

and D8)
4 .................... High voltage capacitor discharge resistor (R10,

R11, R12 and R13)
5 .................... Anode supply transformer
6 .................... High voltage anode supply filter capacitor (C3)

13
4
1
2
FIG.8A

TRHEE-PHASE VOLTAGE INPUT SOCKET (FIG.8B)


SUPPLY P2 (FIG.8C)
MONO-PHASE VERSION
1 .................... Monophase power connector block (MORS1)
2 .................... A.C. driver output connector block (MORS2)
3 .................... Anode supply bridge rectifier (D3, D4, D5 and D6)
4 .................... High voltage capacitor discharge resistor (R10,

R11, R12 and R13)
5 .................... Anode supply transformer
6 .................... High voltage anode supply filter capacitor (C2

and C3)
7 .................... High voltage impedance

7 6
4
1
2
FIG.8C

MONO-PHASE VOLTAGE INPUT SOCKET (FIG.8D)

R.F. CAVITY FRONT VIEW

(FIG.9)
1 .................... Variable capacitor C5 (moving surface with
fingers)
2 .................... Variable capacitor C6 (LOAD)
3 .................... Variable capacitor C34 for tuning at low

frequency (if present)
4 .................... Tube socket
5 .................... Inductance L7 (L8)
6 .................... Thread bars

FIG.9

R.F. CAVITY REAR VIEW

(FIG.10)
1 .................... Filament Transformer (T5)
2 .................... Deviding Transformer (T4)
3 .................... Cooling blower (FAN1)
4 .................... Circular connector 28-pin (J1)
5 .................... Circular connector 28-pin (J2)
6 .................... Tuning motor INPUT (M2)
R.F. CAVITY RIGHT SIDE VIEW

(FIG.11)
1 .................... Kapton capacitor (C18)

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TECHNICAL AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

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R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 2

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Tube Warranty Instructions Pag. 8

Safety Regulations Pag. 11

Electrical Specifications (Table A) Pag. 16

Dimensional & Environmental Specifications (Table B) Pag. 17

Specifications of the 3CX3000A7 Pag. 22

Front and Rear View Description Pag. 23

Front and Rear View (Fig. 1A) Pag. 24

Top View Description Pag. 25

Top View (Fig. 1B) Pag. 26

Total View Description Pag. 27

Total View (Fig. 2) Pag. 28

Front Meter Panel View Description Pag. 29

Front Meter Panel View (Fig. 3) Pag. 30

Front Tuning Panel View Description Pag. 31

Front Tuning Panel View (Fig. 4) Pag. 32

Front and Rear Protection Panel View Description Pag. 33

Front and Rear Protection Panel View (Fig. 5) Pag. 35

Front High Voltage Panel View Description Pag. 36

Front High Voltage Panel View (Fig. 6) Pag. 37

Sectional View Description of the Power Supply P1 - Three-Phase Ver. Pag. 38

Sectional View Description of the Power Supply P1 - Mono-Phase Ver. Pag. 40

Sectional View Descrip. of the Power Supply P2 - Three-Phase Ver. Pag. 42

R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 3

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Power Supply Input sockets - Three-Phase Ver.(Fig. 8B) Pag. 44

Sectional View Descrip. of the Power Supply P2 - Mono-Phase Ver. Pag. 45

Power Supply Input sockets - Mono-Phase Ver.(Fig. 8D) Pag. 47

R.F. Cavity's Front View Description Pag. 48

R.F. Cavity's Front View (Fig. 9) Pag. 49

R.F. Cavity's Rear View Description Pag. 50

R.F. Cavity's Rear View (Fig. 10) Pag. 51

R.F. Cavity's Right Side View Description Pag. 52

R.F. Cavity's Right Side View (Fig. 11) Pag. 53

R.F. Cavity's Left Side View Description Pag. 54

R.F. Cavity's Left Side View (Fig. 12A) Pag. 55

R.F. Cavity's Top View Description Pag. 56

R.F. Cavity's Top View (Fig. 12B) Pag. 57

Tube Installation 2 (Fig.14) Pag. 59

Installation Procedure Pag. 60

Protection parameters (Table D) Pag. 66

Quiescent operating parameters (Table E) Pag. 67

Plate Tuning Table (Table F) Pag. 68

Recommend Test Equipment (Table G) Pag. 69

Protection Trimmers Table (Table H) Pag. 70

Voltage Stabilizer parameters (Table I) Pag. 71

Voltage Stabilizer Block Diagram (Fig.15) Pag. 72

Voltage Stabilizer Overload Diagram (Fig.15A) Pag. 73

Voltage Stabilizer View (Fig.15B) Pag. 74

Blowers Technical Characteristics (Table L) Pag. 75

R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. (BO) Pag. 4

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Protection Card Pag. 175