Re: Bleeder resisters

["Steve" <Steve-at-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Maplin used to stock a suitable cap, but there doesn't appear to be anything
really suitable in the current catalogue, dorry.
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Subject: Re: Bleeder resisters


> Original poster: "richard barton" <richardbarton-at-caving5.freeserve.co.uk>
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> 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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> > 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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