Tube-type bridge rectifier

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• Subject: Tube-type bridge rectifier
• From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
• Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 01:46:04 -0600
• Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net

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From:  Mike Harrison [SMTP:wwl-at-netcomuk.co.uk]
Sent:  Friday, February 06, 1998 12:31 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Tube-type bridge rectifier

On Fri, 6 Feb 1998 01:22:44 -0600, you wrote:

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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.
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> I noticed Gary Weaver has used the 1B3GT tube, which looks like 12KV at 
>2.0 ma average current.
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> 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...
Am I missing something here ? - why not use strings of 20 or so
1N4007's - 20KV at 1 amp for a couple of bucks - too fragile maybe ?
how about 1N5408's?
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