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Re: Cooling MOFSETS and IGBT's.



Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>



Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>
> 
> 
>  On a thought, I do *NOT* recommend trying to watercool electrodes.  It'd
> take a pump insulated to 30kv or so.  The $20 home-depot-special will most
> assuredly arc over and fry (and put HV on the mains).  So don't try it.
> 
> Thanks Marc for thinkin' of using this on IGBS's!
> 
>    Comments, questions and snide remarks welcome!
>
              Shad

Distilled water as the coolant would work quite nicely, and hold off the 30 kV.

or, run entire water cooling rig "floated" at the HV.