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

[Carl]

I used to work for High Voltage Engineering where 250KV DC at 100-200ma 
supplies were the norm. We tested to 2-3 times that for leakage.

Working on a Million Volt supply for a few universities who then lost Fed 
funding is what sent us to ruin.

Yes, the safety procedures were elaborate, a bit beyond using a TV set HV 
probe (-;

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mikea" <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
To: "Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment" 
<test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Another boat anchor - DelElectric High voltage 
supply?


> On Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 12:15:06PM -0400, rbethman wrote:
>> Mike,
>>
>> I agree with that use.
>>
>> We used to test upward of around 250KV though.
>>
>> This particular model seems to go way too high in voltage for amateur
>> use.  Somehow I don't see "us" testing to 50KV.
>>
>> That would be pushing one's luck - especially in the safety of one's 
>> home.
>
> See <http://mikea.ath.cx/capplant.html> for a tale about HIPOTting stuff,
> and <http://mikea.ath.cx/hvtesting.html> for one about testing HV 
> supplies.
>
> Such work is *not* for the faint of heart, I think!
>
> -- 
> Mike Andrews, W5EGO
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin
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