Tube-type bridge rectifier

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• Subject: Tube-type bridge rectifier
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• Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 01:48:22 -0600
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From:  Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent:  Friday, February 06, 1998 9:24 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Tube-type bridge rectifier

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> From:  Bill the arcstarter [SMTP:arcstarter-at-hotmail-dot-com]
> Sent:  Thursday, February 05, 1998 2:24 PM
> To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:  Tube-type bridge rectifier
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> Coilers,
>  I've been contemplating constructing a HV bridge rectifier out of 
> tubes, to power (among other things) my coil.
> 
>  I noticed Gary Weaver has used the 1B3GT tube, which looks like 12KV at 
> 2.0 ma average current.
> 
>  Can anyone suggest a rectifier tube capable of perhaps 100-200 ma of 
> plate current at about 15KV or so?  I'd eventually like to move this 
> onto my pig...

Others may be able to suggest better tubes more available surplus, but my
HV DC power supply has a half dozen 8020 vacuum rectifiers in it: 40 kV at
150 mA.  They run about $100 new.
Get a copy of QST and and start calling the places that sell vacuum tubes. 

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