Old Matter: Re: Bleed Resistor for Homemade/Large Caps - THE FULL DESIGN NOTE S

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>


>So, for a 10 element series resistor which needs to be 5

>Watts total, each element only needs to be 1/2 watt.
         Depends on the definition of 'needs'.

         It is considered good practice to run resistors Well
         Under their power rating, eg 1/4 watt in a 1/2 watt
         resistor.

         To the extent that MOST Tesla systems are used
         'briefly' this practice can be ignored.  However
         the cost difference from xW to 2xW is usually small,
         and the higher will be larger, hence better HV
         performance.


         best
         dwp

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