[Amps] 3-500Z glitch resistor

[Roger (K8RI)]

Peter Voelpel wrote:
> Put the wire into a glass tube and fill that with sand
>   

Now that makes sense. Basically a HV fuse is just a tube with a wire 
filled with sand.
If glass just make the diameter large enough to handle the pressure.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> 73
> Peter 
>
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> Behalf Of Roger (K8RI)
> Sent: Dienstag, 16. September 2008 20:10
> To: Kevin LaHaie
> Cc: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 3-500Z glitch resistor
>
> Kevin LaHaie wrote:
>   
>> Harbach recommends a single strand of #32 or 36 wire create a fusible
>>   
>>     
>
> I really don't like the thought of a piece of wire in there long enough 
> to extinguish the arc, or to coat things with vaporized copper. OTOH 
> using regular fuses is inviting disaster. Most are rated no more than 
> 250 v.  HV fuses are difficult to find but about the only safe way to go.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>   
>> link, in series with the current limiting resistor.  Makes sense - 
>> inexpensive with big potential returns!  A recommended source of this 
>> wire being a single strand from a computer disk drive ribbon cable - we 
>> all have those lying around!
>>
>> 73 Kevin K7ZS
>>
>> sccook1 at cox.net wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Team,
>>>
>>> How about a resistor in series with fuse.
>>>
>>> -S
>>>   
>>>
>>>     
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