Hello,
Values in this example are nominal just to explore component choices.
I have a 0.002ufd capacitor charged to +10kv and would like to dump most of that 100mj into a 1Megohm load in 1ms. Max current would then be
10ma. Constant current or decaying current are both options. Rep rate would be single shot to 500 Hertz.The ideal would be relay contacts closed for a millisecond then open for the rest of the period but I doubt that I will find a relay that is accurate and fast enough. Any suggestions?
An SCR would work if I can find one that will handle 10KV and 10ma. Any suggestions?
Suggestions for any other solid state devices or vacuum tubes or anything else that might handle the switching for this?
Tom Hubin snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net