Re: Bleeder resistors

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Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>

Hi Vince,

I see others have addressed power dissipation and time constants.  There is
one more thing to consider, which is the voltage breakdown of the resistor
itself.  Most common resistors are rated for 250-350 volts, but can probably
handle 500 volts safely.  Thus, it would be wise and safer to string 4 or 5
resistors in series across each of your caps.
--Steve
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Subject: Bleeder resistors


> Original poster: "Vince D'Amore by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <vincedamore-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> Hello People
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>  I have a question about bleed resistors for my MMC that I am building.
> I'm going to be using .150uF caps rated at 2kV each.
> Will a 1meg ohm resistor across each cap be sufficient?
> Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks
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> Vince
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