>
>Rich says:
>
>>When the DC blocker fails without a "safety choke" being present, the
>>Load C itself acts as a protective spark gap, arcs, and shorts the HV to
>>ground.
>
>A lot of the 'safety' chokes I've seen burn up if the blocking cap fails -
>they can't take the DC from a PSU capable of an amp or more.
? whereupon the Load C arcs to gnd - which puts the DC supply out of
business.
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- Rich...
R. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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