Re: more newbie questions

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 1/7/03 7:55:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:




>Original poster: "Matt by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><pickle7-at-surfbest-dot-net>
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>Thanks for the info, I just found that geek group site, but is says it is
>good for a 15/60 NST. I've seen this before, but what does the 15/60 mean
>and is that good for the type of transformer I want to use?  And also, I've
>seen some people use "bleeder resistors" for the capacitors. Is this
>necessary for the salt water cap?


Hi Matt,
S\In standard TC notation 15/60 means 15 kV -at- 60 ma. 9/30 means 9 kV -at- 30 
ma. etc. Bleeder resistors do just that: They bleed off any remaining 
charge on the caps when you turn off the power. The remaining voltage 
across the caps can be anything from zero to 21 kV for a 15 kV tranny. You 
don't want that voltage across the cap when you reach in to make a tuning 
adjustment. A TC without bleeder resistors is like a biker without a helmet 
- you can get away with it every time EXCEPT the last one. :^((

Matt D.