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Re: Hot diodes



Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>

hi gregg
            i run the tamed mot supply the same as greggs the only prob i
had with diodes is if the safety gap fires to many times it would fry the
diodes apart from that i had no probs
although i didnt do any really long runs
cheers
colin heath
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Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Hot diodes


> Original poster: "PotLuck by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<potluck-at-xmission-dot-com>
>
> Hi Gregg,
> If you do need higher current diodes you can get them here:
>
> http://www.futurlec-dot-com/DiodesGen.html
>
> 1N5408 1000volts -at- 3 amps 10 cents each
> Shipping is 3 bucks for orders under $30.00
>
> no minimum
>
> Rick W.
> Salt Lake City
>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 9:39 PM
> Subject: Hot diodes
>
>
> > Original poster: "Gregg Adams by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <network-at-nexband-dot-com>
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > While I'm collecting up some more necessary items for my pig powered
coil,
> I'm
> > trying to stablize my MOT powered coil.  I am using the same MOT supply
> design
> > as you'll find on Greg Hunter's page.  The problem is that the diode
> string is
> > getting hot.  I have burnt one string out and noticed that the new one
is
> > getting very warm.  Is there any way to protect this string from heating
> up?
> > Can the string be placed in oil with the transformers?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gregg Adams
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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