But back to the second half of your reply. I understand that when used for their intended purpose, there's the initial peak voltage that quickly drops down to an operating level. But when we're cranking out the voltage for a coil, the voltage stays up there, doesn't it? Even potentially exceeding the rated voltage if someone gets over anxious. I've fried several nst's in the past, so I can attest to that :( Now I'm much more conservative in feeding them, generally not exceeding 75-80% with the variac.
Neal.
No, don't series them. They will fail. Not designed for this abuse. They are really designed to put out 12 kV for a few milliseconds to ionize the tube gas, then drop back to around 600 volts and supply a constant current of 30 or 60 mA.Dr. Resonance Resonance Research Corp. www.resonanceresearch.com
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