Re: NST protection circuit

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

dont hook 'em in series, do it in paralell - series will blow the trannies
(or it does with NST's
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Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: NST protection circuit


> Original poster: "will dork by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<vcdmasta-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>
> 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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