Re: Bleeder Resistor Calculation

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

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

> My applied voltage is 15KV, however,
> I think I need to design for 100KV. 

	CAution is nice, in this cae it can lead to
	energy inefficiency

> The capacitors will hold 100KV+ before 
> breaking down, and should they ever get 
> to these levels (ie spark gap goes kaput)
> I want to bleed them safely. 
	Might use an auxiliary spark gap to switch

	in a bleeder in case of massive overvolt.


> My goal is to make the most efficient,

	Bleeders can be tricky to make efficient.
	Designing one set for normal (15kv) with a
	backup set, only involved, via spark gap,
	in case of overvolt...

	best
	dwp

...the net of a million lies...
	Vernor Vinge
There are Many Web Sites which Say Many Things.
	-me