Re: bleed resistor

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Scot Rogers <scotr@b...> wrote:

> So I'm setting up my control box, Surplus geckos and a big ol

transformer.

> My buddie and I have done all of the calculations to the best of our
> knowlege. One thing eludes me. I have a paralell array of three

3300uf

> capacitors and I was wondering if any of great electrical knowlege

would

> happen to know what rating of bleed resistor I would need to set at

the end

> of the array.

> Like I said 3300uf at 80V of capacitor rating.
>
> Bueler?....Bueler?....Bueler?
>
> Scot Rogers
>
> /?*$#@%!&*
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Can't answer that one ,....But I thought that what ever is connected
to the power supply is one big bleed resister. Assuming your on/off
switch is off on the primary side, the drives will consume power
until it is bled off the caps. On my setup this takes about 5 sec to
do this.

Frank