[time-nuts] 4 KV Power Supply Recommendations

Didier Juges didier at cox.net
Mon Jan 18 04:25:26 UTC 2010


No simulation tool will ever alleviate the need to know what the heck you are doing.

It is great fun to observe those who ignore that simple rule :)

Didier

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-----Original Message-----
From: Magnus Danielson <magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:58:18 
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement<time-nuts at febo.com>
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 4 KV Power Supply Recommendations

Bob Camp wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I agree that Switcher CAD is a great little SPICE program. Well worth every dime I've paid for it ..
> 
> The only issue I see with using it for this kind of thing is not knowing the details of the transformer. All kinds of fun things can happen if you accidentally resonate the secondary inductance. Of course you could indeed get a transformer and measure it ...

That would significantly ruin the fun of the board going up in flames 
and taking a few other things with it while you say "But it should work, 
I simulated it!!!".

Cheers,
Magnus

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