Re: Toploads that bite

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Toploads that bite
From: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 16:48:49 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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In a message dated 2/13/00 10:39:41 PM !!!First Boot!!!, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<< 
 Nick and Herwig,
 
 I got tired of bending off the leads from 10M resistors to use as a safety 
 bleeder so I found a piece of 1/4-inch lexan around 4 x 1.5 inch. I glued 2 
 small pieces of brass to one side
 of the plastic with a spacing wide enuff to clear the body of a 1 Watt, 10M 
 resistor. I drilled two holes of a size and spacing to slip over the 
 terminals of my MMC so the cap terminals can make contact with the brass and 
 then soldered two parallel 10M resistors across the brass
 pieces. Viola: a safety bleed that I can simply slip over the MMC terms when 
 I am playing with the wiring. Try to remember that it is there.  :-))
 
 I have a related question to enter in the stupid question contest. Since the 
 primary capacitor is connected across the secondary of the HV transformer, 
 doesn't it always
 have a discharge path thru the transformer secondary? How can the capacitor 
 possibly hold a latent charge?
 
 Happy day,
 Ralph Zekelman
 
 >>
Ralph,

Assuming the primary tap did not fall off and the coil was running fine up 
until it was turned off, yes - the cap should be connected across the output 
windings of the high voltage transformer through the primary and should 
discharge in short order.

Ed Sonderman