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RE: Transformer Proctection Circuits?
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To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
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Subject: RE: Transformer Proctection Circuits?
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From: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 07:09:35 -0700
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Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme
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In-Reply-To: <NCBBLNLHCJEMOCIKJCJDEEMNCCAA.parn-at-fgm-dot-com>
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References: <4.1.20000119202327.00a3faf0-at-pop.dnvr.uswest-dot-net>
At 07:38 AM 02/10/2000 -0500, you wrote:
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snip....
>> Option (3) is my favorite. It gives good high frequency
>> attenuation and
>> the caps referenced to ground help insure that the secondaries
>> cannot float
>> to a great voltage. I also use MOVs and spark gaps in the protection
>> filter. I have a string of 1800V 2500A MOVs from each secondary leg to
>> ground. On the spark gap side of the protection filter, I have a
>> spark gap
>> with each leg referenced to ground. With this filter and MMC caps,
>> secondary to primary strikes should be fully protected against. I do not
>> use strike rails.
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>> Cheers,
>>
>> Terry
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>Hi Terry,
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>Do you by any chance have a diagram on the web I can take a
>look at showing your protection circuitry?
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>Many Thanks,
>Bill
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Hi Bill,
See the following. Not that the values may change depending on your NST
and such. The resistors should dissipate about 5-10% of the system power.
http://users.better-dot-org/tfritz/newcoil/newcoil.gif
http://users.better-dot-org/tfritz/newcoil/19.jpg
http://users.better-dot-org/tfritz/newcoil/115.jpg
http://users.better-dot-org/tfritz/newcoil/116.jpg
Cheers,
Terry