Re: NST protection circuit

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi Will,

They should be 100 watts but you can use 50 if you are running say 100mA or
less.  I made them big resistors to stand off voltage and to keep them from
getting super hot.  Power resistors like these have a surface temperature of
about 350C at rated power.  They are just heating elements...  Most people
thought the resistors were getting too hot (they were fine) so I just used big
resistors to keep them from getting really hot like they tend to do normally.

Cheers,

        Terry


At 06:56 AM 4/21/2001 +0000, you wrote: 
>
> Hello everyone,
>  
> I was just wondering about terrys rd nst circuit. On the 1k ohm resistor,
> what should the watt rating be as well as %. Do these figures drastically
> change the effectiveness of the protection circiut??? Also, are the doorknob
> cap values of much significance or can the ratings of the caps vary. If so
> ,what should the range be??? Thanks
>  
> Thanks
> Will McManus
>
>
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