[Amps] Spike Caps

[Will Matney]

Rich,

You wouldn't need 10 kV capacitors there as the HV is divided equally across the rectifiers. If there's say 1 kV across each, you can use a 1.5-2 kV ceramic disc capacitor say at .01 uF (10,000 pF). You dont need any so-called "balancing resistors" as they can cause more harm than good to the rectifiers. Hope this helps.

Best,

Will

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On 9/3/05 at 12:25 PM Rich wrote:

>My power supply is about complete, did a test run to 3200v DC, and no
>problem. It should be good for 4500+ @1amp.
>My question is that I have HV diodes blocks, ECG-548's and would it do
>any good (or harm) to put a 10Kv .001 disk ceramic on each one for spike
>suppression? I already have the caps.
> 
>            Rich, kd0zz
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