Several people have contributed to this topic. I'm not sure they have all
understood
the function of a "glitch" resistor, at least MY idea of the function of a
glitch resistor.
Putting the resistor "before the capacitor" will certainly limit the huge
start-up
charging surge, thereby helping to protect the rectifier diodes, which cost
$0.11 each
the last time I bought a hundred of them. It will also limit the DC
(steady-state)
current supplied to an HV short, like an arc in a tube. But the full energy
stored in
the capacitor WILL BE AVAILABLE to vaporize some bits inside your tube.
The tube costs well over 11 cents, so I choose the "after the capacitor"
position for
the resistor.
73,
George T Daughters, K6GT
CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
October 2-3, 2010
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