RE: rectifying nst's

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the tip!  I got 200 of them at DigiKey's bargain quantity price
so I will go to 30 per bridge leg as you recommend (maybe 40 ;-))!  Note
that for a bridge rectifier configuration that has say 40 diodes per
string, yields 40kV of stand off voltage not 80.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 08:29 AM 4/3/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Terry/Marc,
>
>That is exactly what I was working on last year (20-1N5408's per string). 
>With the failures I experienced I'd up the count to 30 (25 as you proposed 
>may be just enough)...
>
>See the following URL for details of my DC exploits
>http://fp2.hughes-dot-net/brianb/dc.htm
>
>Regards,
>Brian B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: 	Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com] 
>Sent:	Monday, April 02, 2001 8:39 PM
>To:	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject:	Re: rectifying nst's
>
>Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
>
>Hi Marc,
>
>Is is totally untested so beware!!  But my idea for doing this with my
>SSgap system is at:
>
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/SolidStateCoil/SSgap2001-4-1/High
>VoltageRectifier.jpg
>
>That is supposed to be all one line.  It is just long strings of plain 1
>amp 1000PIV diodes strung together in a bridge configuration.
>
>Cheers,
>
>	Terry
>
>
>At 10:41 PM 4/2/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>>all,
>>is there any way to rectify an nst to dc?
>>i wanted to run dc through my triggered spark gap to see if it would
>>still fire at 120hz, then my plan was to build a variable frequency
>>trigger source to drive the ford coil. i have a variable frequency drive
>>that i should be able to drive up to 1200hz.
>>i only have one mot at the moment, but i can get another and i have two
>>small 1.5kva 2400v pt's, but it would take some limiting to keep these
>>in line. i do have a double stack 20 amp powerstats i could use?
>>i would appreciate any suggestions as to the best way to get dc for this
>>variable trigger gapped coil project. the ford coil triggered gap is
>>working great at 120hz sync. so i thought i would move forward from
>>here.
>>thanks in advance,
>>marc m.
>>
>