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Re: HV Resistors
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To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
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Subject: Re: HV Resistors
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From: "SROYS" <SROYS-at-radiology.ab.umd.edu>
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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 16:31:14 EDT
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> In my never ending quest for components, I have come across some
unusual
> resistors. These resistors were originally in a 30 KV DC power
supply.
> They are 40 Megaohms( or was it 400) in value. They were about
1/2" in
> diameter by 8" long. I regret I didn't get them when I found them. Can
> anyone think of a purpose that we might use these for?
They could have been used as part of a voltage divider circuit to
monitor the high voltage. I have some large resistors from an old xray
generator that were used for that purpose.
Steven Roys (sroys-at-radiology.ab.umd.edu)