Yes I see it, ‘open circuit voltage’. Sent from my iPad
> On Feb 20, 2020, at 7:37 PM, Paul Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > > A whole bunch of IN-28s. The current won’t be constant, and I don’t want the > voltage to fluctuate, so time for plan B it seems. Whatever that might be. > > Thanks for the insight, is that on that datasheet somewhere? > >>> On Feb 20, 2020, at 6:48 PM, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> Essentially, yes. But be aware of the open-circuit output voltage; the >> supply will attempt to pump-out the amount of requested current, and in >> order to do so, it will increase it's output voltage until the desired >> current is obtained. >> Just make sure that *you* are not the load. For example, if you set the >> current to 150mA, and touch the terminals, you will probably be killed. I'm >> not joking. The 1400mA supply will crank out as much as 420V, and 100-200mA >> is fatal. >> >> I suspect that when the supply is energized, it will rapidly increase the >> output voltage from 0 volts, up to the maximum no-load output voltage >> (420V), until the measured current reaches what you set it to. If the load's >> resistance decreases as the current increases, the output voltage will also >> decrease; this is typical behavior of a gas discharge as it ionizes. >> >> What are you driving from the supply ? >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/imrmZ6PC1vw/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/697ad42d-569c-486c-82d1-996b051edfb9%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/C736446F-6C43-4AB4-A780-6925E55D2C82%40gmail.com.
