Re: NST protection circuit

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

Hi Will,

Sure!  no problem at all using a bunch of resistors.

Cheers,

        Terry

At 01:39 AM 4/22/2001 +0000, you wrote: 

>
> Hello everyone,
>
> At the local electric shop, they only have 25 watt. Could i hook two or 4 in
> series to gain 1k ohm -at- 50-100 watts???
>
> Thanks
>
> Will McManus
>
> >Hi Will, 
> > 
> >They should be 100 watts but you can use 50 if you are running say 100mA or 
> >less. I made them big resistors to stand off voltage and to keep them from 
> >getting super hot. Power resistors like these have a surface temperature of 
> >about 350C at rated power. They are just heating elements... Most people 
> >thought the resistors were getting too hot (they were fine) so I just used
> big 
> >resistors to keep them from getting really hot like they tend to do
> normally. 
> > 
> >Cheers, 
> > 
> > Terry 
> > 
> > 
> >At 06:56 AM 4/21/2001 +0000, you wrote: 
> > > 
> > > Hello everyone, 
> > > 
> > > I was just wondering about terrys rd nst circuit. On the 1k ohm resistor,
>
> > > what should the watt rating be as well as %. Do these figures drastically
>
> > > change the effectiveness of the protection circiut??? Also, are the
> doorknob 
> > > cap values of much significance or can the ratings of the caps vary. If
> so 
> > > ,what should the range be??? Thanks 
> > > 
> > > Thanks 
> > > Will McManus 
> > > 
> > > 
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