Re: PlasmaSonic II SSTC Board SALE $25.00 EACH or $45.00 for TWO

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Yes its Hv guy's design,  but I'm the one having the boards made.

Regards - Jim Mitchell

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 > Original poster: "Dan" <pbursa-at-cfl.rr-dot-com>
 >
 > Didn't you say that was HVguy's design ?
 > Regards - Vladan
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:15 PM
 > Subject: Re: PlasmaSonic II SSTC Board SALE $25.00 EACH or $45.00 for TWO
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > Hehe,  With my self resonant system,  my IGBTs barely get warm after a
1
 >  > minute run!
 >  >
 >  > Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >  > ----- Original Message -----
 >  > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 7:34 PM
 >  > Subject: Re: PlasmaSonic II SSTC Board SALE $25.00 EACH or $45.00 for
TWO
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  > Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk>
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Jim,
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Nope. The plasmasonic is top notch, AFAIK.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > The reason they popped is farmore embarrassing. The first many fryed
 > due
 >  > to
 >  >  > deliberate hot tuning, and subsequent hot swiching, forgetting to
mount
 >  >  > heat sinks , in general all sorts of overpowering situations.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > And the majority of the breakdowns happened in this bridge:
 >  >  > http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/Resize-of-sstc1.jpg
 >  >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Cheers, Finn Hammer
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Tesla list wrote:
 >  >  > >Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >  >  > >Were the IRFP460's frying because you were running them with the
 > plasma
 >  >  > >sonic?
 >  >  > >Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >  >  > >----- Original Message -----
 >  >  > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >  > >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >  > >Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 7:12 PM
 >  >  > >Subject: Re: PlasmaSonic II SSTC Board SALE $25.00 EACH or $45.00
for
 > TWO
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > >  > Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk>
 >  >  > >  >
 >  >  > >  > All,
 >  >  > >  >
 >  >  > >  > I`m from Denmark, it is Kurt who is Swiss.
 >  >  > >  >
 >  >  > >  > About FET`s, as always the best prices are found on E-Bay, I
got
 > some
 >  >  > >quite
 >  >  > >  > increadible deals there, which allowed me to fry 50 IRF460
before
 > I
 >  > got a
 >  >  > >  > full bridge to run reliably. But that source has dried out, it
 > would
 >  >  > >appear.
 >  >  > >  > Another possibility is:
 >  >  > >  > http://www.dalbani.co.uk/index.php
 >  >  > >  > He sells the 460`s for 2.70 UKP not sure if he`s got the
IXYS`s.
 >  >  > >  > Certainly, both Farnell and RS-Components are prohibitively
 >  > expensive,
 >  >  > >  > asking an outrageus 15 quid apiece.
 >  >  > >  >
 >  >  > >  > Cheers, Finn Hammer
 >  >  > >  >
 >  >  > >  > Tesla list wrote:
 >  >  > >  > >Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H"
 > <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
 >  >  > >  > >I believe Finn Hammer (switzerland i think) found a second
source
 >  > for an
 >  >  > >  > >alternative FET (same package) for
 >  >  > >  > >a reasonable price over there in Europe.
 >  >  > >  > >Dan
 >  >  > >  > >
 >  >  > >  > >  >Secondly, I'm not sure where you got the $80.00 from, but
that
 >  > figure
 >  >  > >  > >is  >clearly incorrect.  You can purchase IXFN44N50 MOSFETs
from
 >  >  > >  > >  >Future Active Electronics for $18.50 each.  Its not much
more
 >  >  > >expensive
 >  >  > >  > >than  >something like the IRF460
 >  >  > >  > >I think those MOSFET bricks are a lot more expensive outside
of
 > the
 >  > US.
 >  >  > >  > >I've not seen them below about $80 equivalent here in Blighty.
 >  > Whereas
 >  >  > >  > >IRFP460s are $5 each, or $40 for a tube of 25 if you know the
 > right
 >  >  > >  > >people ;) So I prefer to buy the IRFP460s and treat them as
 > cannon
 >  >  > >  > >fodder 8-o
 >  >  > >  > >Steve C.
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