Re: Bleeder resisters

["richard barton" <richardbarton-at-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

On the subject of Maplins..... Do they supply any kind of capacitor that
could be
used as MMC's ?
Richard Barton.

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Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: Bleeder resisters


> Original poster: "Mike Harrison" <mike-at-whitewing.co.uk>
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> On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 18:24:12 -0700, you wrote:
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> >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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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >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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