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Re: Help w/ Chokes
Hello Coilers,
JParisse-at-DDLabs-dot-com wrote:
>> I know there has been a lot of discussion
>>regarding choke coils and I'm wondering if someone could guide me in
>>building a pair of appropriate chokes. I have limited space for the
>>chokes. If I use air core chokes, I can only accommodate a 2 dia. x 8
>>coil form.
Jim Fosse then listed a number of fine examples of folks who had
successfully blown transformers due to kickback problems.
Add me to your list. I have blown out a 15kV 30 mA and a 9kV 150 mA
after trying a number of choke combinations. My latest attempt -at-9kV went up
in smoke three nights ago, after several really nice runs. I was using two
iron powder chokes in series on each side of the circuit. I haven't
measured it yet, but my guess is about 5-10 mH total inductance on each side
of the high voltage line, with doorknobs across each half of the transformer
to ground. My next attempt will definitely include resistors for damping.
I can also provide experimental evidence that running 15 kV through
a 90 mill (3-30 mill plates back to back) flat plate capacitor is a really
bad idea!
My search for a suitable potential transformer continues.....
Regards,
Mark S. Rzeszotarski, Ph.D.