Re: additional transformers [rolled caps]

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• Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 23:29:02 -0500
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From: 	Jason Judd[SMTP:jason.judd-at-anu.edu.au]
Sent: 	Thursday, July 31, 1997 7:14 PM
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Subject: 	Re: additional transformers [rolled caps]

<SNIP>

> Thanks for the info on that, I will go 2" on my future overlaps. It
> seems strange to me that sparks seem to travel much further along the
> surface of an insulator, no matter how clean it seems to be. Maybe
this
> is due to microscopic impurities on the surface of the plastic?
> 
> Another little trick that you probably have already figured out is to
> insulate the input connections to the plates by rolling a few layers
of
> poly around them.
> 
> Cheers, Peter E.
> 
> 
> 

Peter , all

as I understand it high voltage insulators are make corregated to stop
what you are talking about. With a DC voltage the charge "creeps" from
top and bottom and when it meats a flash over is started. The
insulators are made corregated to give a greater surface area making it
harder for the static charge to bridge. I do not know if a similar
thing happens at say 200 KHZ though.

Feel free to correct me on this. 

Cheers

Jason

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