Oh I forgot to mention, any good suggestions for current limiting here?
30ma is far too much for a VDG am I'm sure most of it's going to be wasted
anyway. Do i need a good old variac or some other cheaper alternative? Will
a light dimmer really work i this situation?
Thank you!
Matt Sweeney
On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 12:01 AM, Matthew Sweeney <msweeney23@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello, all does anyone know a good source for HV diodes for rectifying
> NST? Specifically up to 15KV at 30ma I would assume I need to account for
> RMS so probably around 20KV.
>
> I think I can get away with just one for half wave and maybe a cap for
> smoothing it a bit, but that would need to be a pretty decent cap to deal
> with 60HZ at that voltage.
>
> I'm using this to build a HV DC fed VDG does anyone have any hints or
> suggestions? I know I can find both diodes and caps in microwave ovens but
> its a pain to pull them apart and they are commonly too low voltage.
>
> I have found a few online retailers just wondering if there may be an
> alternate source, or anyone have some for sale etc.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Matt Sweeney
>
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