[Amps] Shunt resistors for a bridge made of 6A10 diodes

[Jim Thomson]

From: Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com>
To: Amps group <amps at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Shunt resistors for a bridge made of 6A10 diodes

On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 05:35:57 -0800, Jim wrote:

>##  KM1H and a few others  will  use a single disc ceramic cap, like a 4700 pf @  5/10 /15 kv variety...across  each leg
>of a FWB, so any transient  will simply go through the cap...vs the diodes. 

REPLY:

If you're going to do this, the capacitors should be closely matched
for capacitance  lest you introduce even more variation across the
diodes. Capacitors will divide AC just as if they were resistors. 

73, Bill W6WRT

##  It’s a non issue Bill.   We are only talking about a total of 4 x caps, ONE per leg in a FWB. 
You can buy 4700 pf  disc ceramic caps, made by Ceramite...  ( from mouser or henry radio)... in
10 kv..and also 15 kv.    I also use em as bypass caps at the base of plate chokes.

Jim  VE7RF