Re: cockcroft

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Original poster: "Fred Bultman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <royaloakmin-at-home-dot-com>


For a really good page on Cockroft Walton multipliers, check out:
http://members.tm-dot-net/lapointe/Cockcroft_Walton.htm

Jim Bultman
G-2
G-1141
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> Garry,
>
> A Cockroft Walton multiplier always has the high voltage DC at it output
> constantly available because it uses the positive and negatives swings of
the
> AC supply and diode switching to continuously charge all of its series
storage
> capacitance which is always hard-wired in series.
>
> In the Marx Generator the capacitors are wired in parallel through
isolation
> chokes or resistors and charged from a DC supply.  Once they are all
charged,
> in a rapid, simultaneous controlled breakdown of a bank of spark gaps the
> entire array of capacitors momentarily finds series configuration and a
single
> HV output pulse is obtained.  Then a time factor must pass as the bank of
> capacitors is recharged.
>
> Steady state relatively moderate current high DC voltage, or very high
peak
> current, single pulse DC high voltage.  Different generators for different
> applications.
>
> Rob
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>Tesla list
> > To: <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 13:54
> > Subject: RE: cockcroft
> >
> > Original poster: "Garry Freemyer by way of Terry Fritz
> > <<mailto:twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> > <<mailto:garry-at-ndfc-dot-com>garry-at-ndfc-dot-com>
> >
> >
> > Hmmm, what's the difference between a Cockroft multiplier and a Marx
> > Generator?
> >
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