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Re: [Amps] Step start

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Step start
From: Per Molund <pmolund@online.no>
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:02:07 +0100
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Has anyone tried the SSC-25 soft start controller from United 
Automation for this purpose?
  
<http://www.powercontrollers.net/components/soft_start_module/specialised_power_products_ssc_25.asp>
 


73, Per
LA9XKA

At 08:04 03.02.2008, Patrick Egloff wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>The purpose of a step-start is (mainly) to let the HV caps load smoothly.
>
>The "classical" way to make a step-start is to short the resistor in the HV
>transformer primary with a relay switched after a delay made with an RC.
>This delay is mostly arbitrary put to 1 or 2 s.
>
>Why not switch this relay with a divider from the HV voltage ? With the
>right divider, you ensure that the caps are really loaded and not supposed
>to be ?
>
>Just a guess...
>
>73, Patrick.
>
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