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Sun Sept 26 2010, 01:15AM Print
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Anyone tried using the screen of strainers?
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HV Enthusiast
Mon Sept 27 2010, 03:19PM
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Those would work fine. I used to use salad bowls i welded together.
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dingo27
Mon Sept 27 2010, 09:14PM
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but it will have less capacity than normal toroid, no?
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ScotchTapeLord
Tue Sept 28 2010, 12:45AM
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It'll work, but how it acts depends on the surface area. Irregular/bumpy surfaces have more surface area and therefore more capacitance than something smooth of the same size like a toroid but will also be lossier- it could break out before the voltage gets as high as it would with a smooth topload. This may or may not cause a noticeable change in performance. If you have them on hand, they're worth a try. A first-hand experiment is much more conclusive than my or anyone else's conjecture.
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Tue Sept 28 2010, 01:18AM
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I'm making them tomorrow!
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