Hi
I have a question about switching power supply 5v 30 amps.
When I'm connecting it to tungsten filament wire 0.5 mm 3 cm long , after a time the power supply stops working. I think this is because of short protection. Are there any way to bypass this or you can advise me with another type of power supply.
Thanks in advance
[QUOTE="Papabravo, post: I've never seen a DC filament supply, but I have seen stranger things.
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Well. The ion source filement mostly Dc .but ac is available.
It easier to get high current with the dc rather than ac.
There were numerous different voltages for valves, those two were just the most common 'modern' ones - and there's no reason or need for the supply to be AC, DC has advantages (less hum etc.), but it's easier and cheaper to feed them directly from a winding on the mains transformer.
As for the OP, it seems very likely he's simply using too small a supply to feed it - he even states it's a 30A supply, and the heater needs up to 50A.
As for the OP, it seems very likely he's simply using too small a supply to feed it - he even states it's a 30A supply, and the heater needs up to 50A.
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