[Amps] Bleeders

[Rob Atkinson]

Because in some cases you need a continuous small load on the h.v.
power supply.
Rob
K5UJ

>> Why not skip the bleeder entirely, and make a current discharge circuitry when the session is over.
>> If the anode voltage is very high then stack some thyristors and fire them with opto couplers.
>> So when you hit the big switch it turns off all power to the power supply, except for the auxillary
>> circuit that keeps the draining alive and then shut off .
>> Not very compicated to do and you get rid of the bleeder heat.
>> Alf OH2QM