Dentron amplifier -is this explanation real?

I have an amplifier that has low output primarily to line voltage that drops to under 100 volts under load.
I received this comment of advice/explanation whose name I withhold.
It does not seem accurate to me.
Your opinion.


"I looked up the 8 caps in the hv power supply for the cliperton l.
They should have a rating of 100pf at 500 volts..
These caps act as a filter/voltage stabilizer for the power. When the amp is powered on they will create a 4000 volt reservoir for the amp to pull from. When the amp is under load on ssb and the peak power RF output is 1kw..your voltage gets pulled through these caps.
If you drop the capacity to 400 volts per cap at 100pf then the reservoir drops to only 3200 volts to pull from.
It will not blow up the caps...you will have a very weak RF amp .
That is why I said check the ratings on the replacement caps.. to make sure they were correct.
You indicated you have lower power output than you should"

 

Have you a print? The amount a capacitance in the filter will not affect input voltage.

It's a charge reservoir, not a voltage reservoir.

Pull the rectifier and check voltage.

I believe I asked you what the voltage was at toaster oven outlet.

 

That is ridiculous.

 

Gibberish, the voltage rating of the capacitors rates the voltage they will withstand b4 pop goes the weasel.

 

Especially those 100pf ones.

 

I let that bit go..didnt want to tax the brain cells of some readers

 

The 100pF caps work perfectly in a switchmode power supply with a switching frequency of >400 MHz.

I didn't think the Dentron had that...

 

I had a Clipperton-L about 38 years ago or so and I'm surprised it does much of anything at 100V.

I used mine on 240V only and it worked very well!

 

If your voltage is sagging to 100 under load you had better get an electrician out there STAT!

I would not expect more than 3% voltage sag at the outlet at full load.

If you’re seeing more than that there’s a loose connection somewhere. Loose connections mean HEAT. Heat leads to FIRE!

 

Stop right there!

If the line voltage drops to 100 volts from the nominal 120 volts under load, something else is very wrong and the amplifier should never be operated that way.

You have been notified.

You should know better.