An open 220k bleeder resistor makes sense. I guess you could check that by disconnecting it and checking the resistance. Makes me wonder what would cause it to fail. Assuming 250 volts it would need to dissipate 0.28 watt. If it's a 1/2 watt carbon composition resistor, it might have increased in value over time. Those resistors are known to do that. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Ken Winterling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > "Ken Winterling" made an utterance to the drakelist > gang > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom, > > There is a 220K bleeder/load resistor, R8, across the medium B+, 250V, > supply to ground. If it is open the medium B+ will be pulled up > toward the HV. Let us know what you find. > > Ken, WA2LBI > > > > On 1/14/07, Tom Taylor wrote: > > > Still working on the AC-3... The drakelist wisdom was the 20k load > > > resistor > > > didn't present enough of a load, compared to the original 10k resistor, > > > and > > > that was the reason the HV kept climbing. I ordered a 10k 10w resistor > > > and > > > it recently arrived and I installed it in place. Note that this resistor > > > connects the HV+ with the medium voltage B+ (which seems odd). With this > > > new > > > resistor, the HV now reads a reasonable and respectable 720v (no load). > > > That's good. But the medium voltage now reads 570v !!! I can't explain > > > it. > > > What's different about the medium voltage supply is I replaced the two > > > 100 > > > uf caps with 330 uf caps and the 80 uf cap with a 120 uf. That's what I > > > had > > > in my junk box. Why is that supply so over-voltage now? Perhaps I have a > > > wiring error, though I carefully checked for errors. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Tom n7tm > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Submissions: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body > Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message > Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
