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Re: HV connectors needed!
Do you need shielded connectors? Is it DC or AC or RF?
Modified PL-259/SO-239's ("UHF" connectors) are popular and inexpensive.
Drill out the phenolic and replace with a length of acrylic or
polycarbonate rod.
The key is having a long enough "creepage" distance. Typically, you want
at least 3 times the free air spark distance.
There are a variety of HV connectors in use on Xray machines, and the ones
on mine are basically silicone plugs with the conductor in the middle, and
they press into a plastic receptacle with a retaining ring to hold them in.
Any practical HV connector IS going to be bulky, just for creepage distance
reasons.
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: HV connectors needed!
> Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 1:48 PM
>
> Original Poster: "Marco Denicolai" <Marco.Denicolai-at-tellabs.fi>
>
> Hello!
>
> I am desperately seeking for HV connectors (cable plug + panel socket, 1
pole)
> capable to carry 20 kV 1A.
>
> Up to now I have found 3 sources:
>
> www.reynoldsindustries-dot-com
> Nice stuff for avionics, but price is $140 per plug (!). Shipping asap
>
> www.lemo.ch
> Very nice stuff, price is about $60 per plug, but connector size is BIG,
> about 3
> cm diameter by 10 cm length. Shipping 1 week.
>
> www.amp-dot-com
> The LGH series price is about like Lemo's, but they are also big and
shipping
> time is 10-14 weeks.
>
> www.caton-dot-com
> Their Series 14 seems to suit to me. Plug is only 1 cm by 6 cm (30 kV).
> I sent them last week an email asking for distributors in Europe. Never
got an
> answer (maybe they are on Chritmas holidays?)
> These should be suitable size and (maybe) suitable price too.
>
> - Could some of you guys there in the US contact Caton and let me know
about
> their prices and distributors in Europe?
> - Does anybody know any other source of HV connectors like I am looking
for (20
> kV 1A) ?
>
> Thank for your help.
>
> Happy New Year.
>
>
>
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