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Tube-type bridge rectifier




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From:  Thomas McGahee [SMTP:tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com]
Sent:  Sunday, February 08, 1998 5:13 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Tube-type bridge rectifier




> 

Bill,
Try getting your hands on an old x-ray machine. Many of them
contain HV rectifier tubes that can handle reasonably large
currents.

Fr. Tom McGahee

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> From:  Bill the arcstarter [SMTP:arcstarter-at-hotmail-dot-com]
> Sent:  Thursday, February 05, 1998 2:24 PM
> To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:  Tube-type bridge rectifier
> 
> Coilers,
>  I've been contemplating constructing a HV bridge rectifier out of 
> tubes, to power (among other things) my coil.
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>  I noticed Gary Weaver has used the 1B3GT tube, which looks like 12KV at 
> 2.0 ma average current.
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>  Can anyone suggest a rectifier tube capable of perhaps 100-200 ma of 
> plate current at about 15KV or so?  I'd eventually like to move this 
> onto my pig...
> 
> Thanks!
> Bill the arcstarter (tube neophyte)
> http://www.geocities-dot-com/capecanaveral/hangar/6160
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