[Amps] How do you measure HV with reasonable accuracy?

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:16:21 -0700, Jim Barber <audioguy at charter.net> wrote:

>How about:
>(1) Five hand-selected 1M, 2-watt in series on a PCB or perfboard
>
>(2) Bring out two HV connectors from the "bottom-most" resistor in the 
>chain and then use a precision 1KV FET meter or VTVM, reading it as "x5" 
>(I already have the meters)

REPLY:

Either one of those will work, the question is how will you verify the accuracy?

I recommend getting a Fluke DMM and a Fluke HV probe. Spend the money, you won't
be sorry.

73, Bill W6WRT