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813 tube coil (comments on PSU)
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From: Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 1998 11:37 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: 813 tube coil (comments on PSU)
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> From: Alan Sharp [SMTP:AlanSharp-at-compuserve-dot-com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 11:08 AM
> To: INTERNET:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: 813 tube coil
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> Thanks to those who responded to my questions
> about the 813 valve.
> I think I've got the main PSU figured,
> 1) Rig it so that it cannot be switched on unless the heaters are on.
And so there is a time delay to make sure the filament is HOT. The
classic approach is a thermal time delay relay, it cools at the same
speed as your tube, so if there is a momentary power interruption, you
don't have to wait the full heat up time. Of course, solid state time
delays are cheaper and readily available.
> 2) 2200V AC microwave transformer fed off my 4A variac,
> no need to rectify - the tubes will do that but I can experiment with DC
> later.
> 1A meter to monitor HV current.
Make sure the meter is in the low voltage side of the power supply, or
insulate the case from ground (and you). Put a protective resistor (or
zener) across the meter, so that if it fails open, the voltage doesn't
rise to the full supply. This is a bit tricky with a transformer where
one end of the secondary is grounded, but you could probably safely run
the core of the transformer off ground, tied through a reasonable
resistor (say, several hundred ohms).
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