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Re: Dan's DRSSTC II 1st light tips?

Original poster: "marc" <xp88@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Terry, Dan, thanks! Maybe I'll do both... My 10k across the cap "full time"
, and a "switchable" 100 ohm or so to discharge it real fast.
Soft charging will be via Variac( for now at least )

Marc


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> Date: 7/8/2005 11:57:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Dan's DRSSTC II 1st light tips?
>
> Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
>
> In my setup, a 50 ohm 100W resistor has two states.  Either it is
charging
> (soft start), or discharging (soft stop), the big buss caps.  The
resistor
> is shorted out for full current running:
>
> http://drsstc.com/~terrell/schematics/Chassis.gif
>
> One may have to stare at that schematic awhile and the function of the
> charge/discharge switch and the bypassing run stop switch to see the
> "beauty"...
>
> But the circuit works super good for me and is easy to deal with...
>
> Cheers,
>
>          Terry
>
>
>
> At 09:30 PM 7/8/2005, you wrote:
> >Just remember, if you lower it, its going to have to be big to dissipate
all
> >that power.
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >
> > > Point taken - I'll reconsider lowering the 10k resistor for a faster
> > > discharge.
> > >
> > > Thanks much
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > >
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