Re: Bleeder resisters

["Mike Harrison" <mike-at-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 18:24:12 -0700, you wrote:

>Original poster: "Steve" <Steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk> 
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>Sounds like I'm an agent for Maplins (I'm not) but they stock suitable
>resistors for bleeders (p223 of current catalogue, working voltage 2.5kV AC
>-at-30p ea.) Cat No for 10M is V10M  I've used these on 5 MMCs without
>problems.
How much....? 
Rapid Electronics do 0.5W metal glaze R's at £1 +vat  for ten, £9 for
100
Even Farnell are 0.157 each 


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>From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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>Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 2:10 PM
>Subject: RE: Bleeder resisters
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>> Original poster: "Neil Chambers" <Neil_Chambers-at-paragon-it-dot-com>
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>> Original poster: "Mike Harrison" <mike-at-whitewing.co.uk>
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>> >Of course almost any device will work in excess of its ratings, but
>> >you never know how much headroom you may or may not have.  Unless you
>> >know for sure that the resistors you are using have the required
>> >rating there will be some risk of failure. As bleeder resistors are to
>> >some extent safety-related, and the correct ones are not expensive in
>> >absolute terms, I see no good reason not to use ones with the correct
>> >rating.
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>> That makes sense, but I have not been able to find resisters rated at
>>1000V
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