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Re: [Amps] Glitch resistor + fuse?

To: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Glitch resistor + fuse?
From: "Jim W7RY" <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:08:03 -0600
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I'm pretty sure they are .82 Ohms at 2 watts. There are lots of them on EBay for free shipping and small quantities.

73
Jim W7RY


-----Original Message----- From: Jim Thomson
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 1:15 PM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] Glitch resistor + fuse?

Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 09:49:54 -0600
From: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra@sasktel.net>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: [Amps]  Glitch resistor + fuse?


<The Tentec Titan amp uses a single 10 ohm 25watt ohmite.

<Doug

## with say 1.5 A of plate current, that amounts to 22.5 watts diss, so it will work ok. But 10 ohms doesnt limit the fault current to a low value. 2600 divided by 10 = 260 A fault current, which is still a bunch. 2600 divided by 50 ohms = 52 A fault current..which is a lot less obviously.
Anything is better than nothing of course.

## Forgot to mention in my previous posts, re protection diodes. I use several 6A10 s in parallel, to make one big diode. 3 or 4 of the 6A10s, each with a 400A surge rating, albeit only for 8.3 msecs, is then good for 1200-1600A. With out any HV fuse in there to interurpt the fault current, it can take a while for the breaker in the 240 vac line to open up. The HV filter C, plus the value of the glitch Resistor,
form a simple  RC network.

##  eg.  25uf  and  10 ohms  =  .00025 secs.   = .25 msec
25 uf and 50 ohms =  .00125 secs     = 1.25 msecs
100 uf  and  50 ohms =  .005 secs     =  5 msecs

## and thats just the time it takes to partially discharge the filter cap down to just 36.8 % of the original B+ voltage.

Jim  VE7RF
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