>
>
>>>I am beginning to think that Marv has the right idea. Buy the bridge
>>>assemblies from K2AW. His prices are reasonable and probably cheaper than
>>>adding all the resistors and capacitors and providing all the layout
>space,
>>>plus the extra labor.
>>
>>Does K2AW use "equalizers"? Does he match PIVs?
>>
>Frank uses no equalization. He personally sits there and matches
>each diode in the string before he personally assembles and
>pots each unit. I have several of his units; one bridge of which
>delivers 6 kv @ 2 amps, and has lasted me 16 years so far!
>
? Unpotted 1N5408s will do 6A DC in a FWB - if you mount them in open
air on perfboard.
.
>Also, Frank is a very nice guy that you can actually call up and
>talk to mano e mano.
>
>A rumor was started on this reflector when I commented on
>the K2AW diodes a few years back that these are Chinese
>microwave oven diodes. Nothing could be further from the
>truth! They are all hand crafted.
>
? Anybody that has a high-pot. can sort diodes according to piv. And
if they are not entombed in epoxy they will run a lot cooler.
- later, Phil
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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