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WOOOOO HOOOOOO !!!!!!!
ive got a voltage divider that finnally works! , its been 2.5 years of work, and i still have a few more months of work, but for the first time ive got good data that is credible/repeatable.
ok here we go: remember that the divider is 1000:1 using the Fluke 73 III (ground to 'B') = 6.80V @ 123.2 V input to NST using the Fluke 79 II (ground to 'A') = 6.68V @ 123.2 Vin using the Fluke 79 II (ground to 'B') = 6.76V @ 123.2 Vin. The 79 II says: +/- (0.4% + 1 count), the 79 II, is more accurate, then the 73 III.
The resistor has a max inductance of 5.3uH which is a calculated guess.
now for the ugly part: the accuracy of the 79 II, and the 200M ohm resistor.... --well the rox series resistor used in this test is spec'ed at +/-1% for 200M Ohms. (upper resistor)so it could be as low as 198M or as high as 202Mohms. --The 79 II specs are +/- (0.4% + 1 count), the 79 II for the lower resistor 204.8k Ohms. --For voltage the 79 II is spec'ed as +/-(1.0% + 2 counts) for the range used on 6 to 8 volts. (There is much more math to add here but its 1am and i need sleep...ZZzzzZzzZzzZZz...)
Seen in the schematic, R1 is 198M to 202M ohms, R2 is 205.6k to 204.0k Ohms, so the 13.4kV number could be ( more to add, after sleep )
so, 6.68kV + 6.76kV = 13.4kV with proper sig figs ! from a 12kV NST i think this is credible, as soon as one were to draw arcs it would drop to near or about 12kV im sure. these seem to be credible and repeatable on different days with different set ups. only the occasional flickers of the hundredths place, one or two counts up or down every 3 to 5 seconds. the math actually works out to 13.44kV but only three digits are justified.
the setup 200M in series with 204.8 kohms. (ignore the digits on the display)
The HV production devices, the variac was used for safety, wall current/voltage is used for all quoted numbers in this post. (ignore the black square, thats censored info, the dean of engineering and FSB, NKVD, Kgb, CIA cant know what im upto.)
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The construction and testing of the famous Park HV standard resistor still has much in it of interest and relevance even after half a century has gone by since it was invented:
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Proud Mary wrote ...
The construction and testing of the famous Park HV standard resistor still has much in it of interest and relevance even after half a century has gone by since it was invented:
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Patrick wrote ...
Excellent PDF document. TY Proud Mary
My own HV metrology project has turned out not to be so simple as it first appeared, which is why it has stalled.
A problem has occurred at the lower end of the scale - 10kV, where there is not enough juice going through the 3G to reliably work the meter without a DC amplifier - which then starts amplifying all sorts of induced signals from the environment, so far as I can see with my simple equipment. I think I will have to copy the resistor shielding technique used in the Park Resistor, and see how far that takes me.
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Proud Mary wrote ...
Still, it is very helpful to know what does not work - especially if we understand why it doesn't - so we can learn by our mistakes, eh, Patrick?
YES-YES-YES, failures are important lessons learned, just because you learned what doesnt work doesnt mean that realization has no value--quite the opposite.
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Update, i have new resistors, now i can make currrent/voltage measurements, at the same time!
using the Fluke 79 II (ground to 'A') = 6.490 kV @ 122.8 Vin. (5.730 Mohms) x (1.133 mA) using the Fluke 79 II (ground to 'B') = 6.572 kV @ 122.8 Vin. (5.730 Mohms) x (1.147 mA)
total "A across B " Voltage = 6.490 + 6.572 = 13.06 kV
this from what the label says is a 6-0-6 -- 12kV NST, when i used a 2Gohm resistor/divider i got bogus measurements from 22kV all the way upto 34kV !!!
the 13.06 kV number probably sags a little towards 12kV, as i only had <1.2mA across each secondary. The label says 24mA max out. so i believe the 13kV is accurrate and precise.
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