Hi I would worry a bit about the voltage rating of the resistors. I do indeed have some that would do the job, but they aren't what you would find down at Radio Shack.
Bob On Jan 17, 2010, at 8:48 PM, Bruce Griffiths wrote: > Just use lower value caps in the multiplier and/or add a suitably rated > resistor in series with each diode. > > Bruce > > Bob Camp wrote: >> Hi >> >> You also could leave the windings as is and feed the secondary voltage into >> a voltage multiplier. Still not very safe to wire up. >> >> If you did wire it up, the available current would be pretty massive. I >> certainly would not attach it to an ion pump I cared about. >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Jan 17, 2010, at 6:53 PM, Stanley Reynolds wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Chris Stake<[email protected]> >>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement<[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 5:05:01 PM >>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 4 KV Power Supply Recommendations >>> >>> What is the operating voltage of the magnetron in a domestic microwave oven? >>> Although VERY HAZARDOUS, it might be possible to adapt the PSU from an old >>> one? >>> Chris Stake >>> >>> Yes, if you remove the transformer shunts and the filament windings and add >>> more primary windings in the space you would get about 2700v with a full >>> wave bridge. You also need to lift one side of the secondary that is >>> grounded to the frame. Yes very dangerous and yes I'm luck to be able to >>> tell. >>> >>> Stanley >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
