[Amps] Step start

[Patrick Egloff]

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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