Re: Potting Diode Strings

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

vinyl (Tygon) tubing works quite nicely, as does the white polyethylene
stuff they plumb icemakers with. A blob of silicone or hot glue to keep
things from sliding around, and you're done. Watch the power dissipation
though....  all those little 200 mWatts add up... 

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
> >
> > Why are folks even talking about potting diode strings?  Since each diode
> > is only rated at 1kV, one doesn't need to take such extreme measures to
> > keep 1kV from arcing to the next diode.
> >
> > Gary Lau
> > MA, USA
> 
>         Guess the potting might hold the stack together if you assembled
it by
> just soldering the lead wires directly together.  Some heat shrink
> tubing would do that quite nicely.
> 
> Ed