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Re: MMC Protection SGap current limit




Ted Linney wrote:

> whether a MMC protection spark gap should have a resistor 
(around 30 ohms or so) to keep the peak current in the MMC
to a within the pk current capabilites of the caps used.

Ted,

I've connected a 34 Ohm/200 W resistor in series with the  
protection gap of my 63 nF main cap because I don't want the cap 
to be fried in case of a flashover. I suspect that the cap is fully 
charged then and its rated peak current could be exceeded easily.

Regards	

Herwig