RE: Voltage Tripler Question (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 19:28:15 -0500
From: Michael Strube <mjstrube@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: RE: Voltage Tripler Question (fwd)

I have a similar question about a tripler with different markings. On
mine, there is IN, OUT, DC, and F. The IN and the OUT are clear, but
what do you make of the DC and F?

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Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>



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From: Dr. Resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Voltage Tripler Question (fwd)


C for "control" and F for "focus".  These pins can be ignored and cut
off.

There should be a ground and the other two are input and ouput.   Hook
up to
a 120 V variac.  If you get the input and output reversed you will have
no 360 VDC output.  It will block so you can not hurt it.

Use caution in your final application as most of these rated 1 mA output
current.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
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> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 20:47:36 -0700
> From: Daniel Reinders <danreind@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Voltage Tripler Question
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> I have a voltage tripler, but I'm confused about a couple marking.  In

> and Out are obviously the High voltage lead and the tripled high
> voltage lead. G presumably is ground.  I don't know what CTL and F
> pins represent?  How should I hook this up to the leads off my flyback

> transformer?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
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> Subject: RE: Marx Generator / Resistor Voltages (fwd)
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> > Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
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> > Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 11:39:36 -0400
> > From: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: Marx Generator / Resistor Voltages
> >
> >
> >
> > > >You don't need such a resistor if you are using them between
> > > stages.  I
> > > >use 1Meg, 600V, 3W carbon resistors with zero problems and
> > > I'm charging
> > > >my stages up to 40kV each.
> > > >Unless your charging current is super higher, you will never
> > > drop more
> > > >than a few hundred volts between each stage.
> > >
> > > But they will see the full stage voltage when the marx discharges,

> > > and I would imagine a 600V resistor run at 40KV may well
> > > deteriorate over time.
> > >
> > > >Dan
> >
> > Actually no.  When the Marx Generator discharges, the capacitors
> > look like an extremely low impedance compared to the very large
> > impedance of the resistor paths.  Almost all current will flow
> > through the series capacitance path and very little voltage will
> > develop across the resistors (unless you are using very poor
> > capacitors) At the initial firing, there will be a very brief 40kv
> > spike on the resistor, but carbon resistors are very tolerant to
> > these brief transient spikes.  Metal oxide type resistors are much
> > much less tolerant.
> >
> > I've already have probably > 10,000 pulses on my marx generator and
> > not one resistor failure yet.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
>
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