[Test-Equipment] Another boat anchor - Del Electric High voltage supply?

[rbethman]

I do understand high potential testing.

When I "look" at the voltage range - and "see" 40 to 50KV on the 
metering, even testing to 4 times the plate voltage, would mean that one 
is using around 5KV in the final.

The ONLY place I see that used would be a 3-1000 or 4-1000A final in an 
amplifier.

I'm NOT going into the 40KV to 50KV range in my shack.  That sort of 
testing requires an appropriate lab, equipped with a "cage" to retain 
pieces and parts.

I "can" understand 10KV to 16KV.  The old color TVs did indeed go upward 
to about 30KV.  You had to bypass a fair bit of safety to get near it.

Bob - N0DGN

On 11/5/2010 12:03 PM, Carl wrote:
> For AM you want to test to at least 4X the plate voltage; this makes
> 10-16KV+  rather a standard part of the test.
>
> Several megohms as a current limiter protects from tube damage as the
> voltage is slowy increased while watching leakage current.
>
> Carl
> KM1H