Peter Voelpel wrote:
> Put the wire into a glass tube and fill that with sand
>
Now that makes sense. Basically a HV fuse is just a tube with a wire
filled with sand.
If glass just make the diameter large enough to handle the pressure.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> 73
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Roger (K8RI)
> Sent: Dienstag, 16. September 2008 20:10
> To: Kevin LaHaie
> Cc: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 3-500Z glitch resistor
>
> Kevin LaHaie wrote:
>
>> Harbach recommends a single strand of #32 or 36 wire create a fusible
>>
>>
>
> I really don't like the thought of a piece of wire in there long enough
> to extinguish the arc, or to coat things with vaporized copper. OTOH
> using regular fuses is inviting disaster. Most are rated no more than
> 250 v. HV fuses are difficult to find but about the only safe way to go.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>> link, in series with the current limiting resistor. Makes sense -
>> inexpensive with big potential returns! A recommended source of this
>> wire being a single strand from a computer disk drive ribbon cable - we
>> all have those lying around!
>>
>> 73 Kevin K7ZS
>>
>> sccook1@cox.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Team,
>>>
>>> How about a resistor in series with fuse.
>>>
>>> -S
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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