Re: TC Part alternates

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Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>

1/4 is bad, use 1/2W 10MOhm from Digikey.



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>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: TC Part alternates
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:02:29 -0700
>
>Original poster: "Michael Quarles by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mquarles-at-qusion-dot-com>
>
>I am searching for parts for my first TC.
>I am having some trouble finding the parts without going to several places.
>For the NST filter I am using:
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg/frames.htm
>
>It calls for:
>2 x .001uF/10kvdc ceramic disk capacitors
>2 x 1200 Ohm/50 Watt wire wound ceramic power resistors
>
>Allelectronics has the caps but the closest resistor I could find there is:
>400 ohm/50 watt ceramic
>I could put 3 in an series to get 1200 ohms but what happens to the watts?
>
>I also read I should use 10M ohm 1/4 watt 2000 volt bleed resistors for the
>Geek Group caps, but isn't the 1/4 watt a problem?
>Isn't there a lot more than 1/4 of a watt going through them?