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Re: [TCML] overheating diode strings



I connected an isolation transformer between the variac and bridge rectifier with a 60 watt light-bulb as a load. This solved the overheating problems. I would like to thank everyone for their help. Thank You,
Jim
On 8/29/2014 2:50 AM, Hypatia's Protégé wrote:
Indeed your difficulty would appear issue of a 'ground-fault' -- With the aim of confirming/eliminating this possibility, please consider exciting the bridge from a line-isolated feed. Moreover employment of a current-limiting resistor (while troubleshooting) would be advisable.



Note also that proper operation requires an exciting EMF sufficient to properly bias the string (howbeit this consideration has no bearing upon overheating)



Good luck & best regards

Dan



----- Original Message ----- From: "dave pierson" <dave_p@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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There is a gotcha with bridge rectifiers, it bit me yaars ago.
Borrowing the sketch below:

  WHERE, if anywhere, are the 'grounds'?
----- Original Message ---

Your schematic should look something like the following, with a whole
lot more diodes:

                 (AC Input)
                   |
|--|>|--|>|--|>|--|--|>|--|>|--|>|--|
|                                   |
| (-)                               | (+)
|                                   |
|--|>|--|>|--|>|--|--|>|--|>|--|>|--|
|                 |                 |
(Negative)      (AC Input)     (Positive)
(output)                       (Output)

I'd guess you have one leg of the bridge turned around.
  As i understand the test rig, the low/common
  side of the variac is at 'ground'.

 IF (note the IF....) the negative output is
 'grounded' one string is trying to short the
 variac wiper to 'ground', half the time.

 This would not be an issue in the real
 application, unless the secondary is
 'grounded'.

 best
  dwp
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