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Re: valve diode tubes ? (fwd)





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Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 10:45:21 GMT
From: Mike Harrison <wwl-at-netcomuk.co.uk>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: valve diode tubes ? (fwd)

On Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:52:06 -0600 (MDT), you wrote:

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>Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:10:03 +0100
>From: "chris.swinson" <chris.swinson-at-zetnet.co.uk>
>To: tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Subject: valve diode tubes ?
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>I'm after a diode or valve that will handle 240 watts min, thats at 8Kv -at-30
>ma.  This must be the minimum spec.
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>Does anyone know of a supplier for them or how much they cost or anything
>really ?
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>thanks.
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>All the beST,
>Chris.
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>chris.swinson-at-zetnet.co.uk
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A few microwave oven diodes in series should do it without much
problem. You probably want to put high-value resistors across each one
to balance out the reverse voltage. Alternatively, a dozen 1N5407's
may be cheaper & easier to get. 
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