TECHNICAL NOTE – OPERATION OF MT4000 TWTA
10/24/03
TN4000-3
MCL, INC.
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IMPLOSION HAZARD
Ceramic windows from microwave tubes can shatter on impact or crack in use
resulting in injury from Beryllium Oxide dust or fumes.
X-RAY RADIATION
High voltage tubes can produce dangerous, possibly fatal X-Rays.
HOT SURFACES
Surface temperature of tubes and other air cooled ports can reach several hundred
degrees centigrade.
RF OVERDRIVE
The unit may be damaged by drive levels as low as -17 dBm for the M/N MT4000
depending upon the settings of the system attenuator. Please apply RF with caution.
Always terminate RF input and output ports properly when AC power is supplied to
the TWTA.
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING