Re: Potting Diode Strings

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Potting 1N4007 strings puts the whole string in a neat capsuel that can be
used with no other assenbly or mess like a pig tail fuse cartrage.
Robert  H

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:29:17 -0700
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> Subject: Re: Potting Diode Strings
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> Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:46:02 -0700
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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:
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>> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
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>> Tesla list wrote:
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>>> 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
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