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Cockroft Walton Voltage Multiplier (fwd)



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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:10:40 +0200
From: Finn Hammer <f-h@xxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Cockroft Walton Voltage Multiplier

all,

I seem to have heard, that if a Cockroft Walton Voltage Multiplier is 
terminated into a large topload, and if this topload is discharged 
instantly, all the diodes will die.
If this is true,why is that,  and is it possible to add current limiting 
resistors to the design, to avoid blowing the diodes.

Cheers, Finn Hammer