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Re: [TCML] Bleeder for a Pulse Cap - how to?
Hi,
I never understood, why to use bleeder resistors. I never recognized any
remaining charge in my maxwells after powering down the tc. In every
normal TC, where the transformer is connected at the spark gap, the cap
discharges imediately through the primary coil accros the secondary
coils of the feedingtransformers. So why use additional resistors?
Best Regards
Stefan
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:11:18 +0200
Subject: RE: [TCML] Bleeder for a Pulse Cap - how to?
From: earl rhodes <earl_1975@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
hi joe
i use maxwell pulse caps and my bleeders are 10 meg made up from
10x2watt 1meg resistors in series then they are placed in a plastic tube
and filled with resin if you do it right you can make them fit exactly
across the cap a nice neat job
the resin helps prevent arcovers between the resistors i have never had
any problems with them
earl
aka teslaspigeon
http://www.youtube.com/user/teslaspigeon
> From: joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:25:16 -0700
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TCML] Bleeder for a Pulse Cap - how to?
>
> Hi All,
> Another question, if I may.
>
> So far I've been using MMCs built in strings of 18 made of the
illustrious 942C CDE caps. Each one is fitted with it's personal 10M
bleeder resistor.
>
> I've been recently toying with the idea of picking up a pulse cap or
two from eBay, but then I wondered what would be the safe way to
"escape" the cap. I'm used to a 30-sec approach time when I stop the
coil and have to go fiddle. With a pulse cap, I'd probably get myself
zapped.
>
> What do you guys use for bleeders on those things?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
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