I'm looking for a BEEFY bridge rectifier to give me DC capabilities on my
>Oxford stick welder - peak current 500Amps average perhaps 200 when running.
>Although the voltage is relatively low (80vAC) there will be loads of high
>voltage spikes no doubt - other bridges I've seen in MIG and TIG sets are
>rated at 800 or 1200 peak inverse.
>
>Anyone got anything kicking arround - or 4 humungous diodes ??
>
>(no four 1N4007's won't work )
>
>AWEM
Had the following post in tonight:-
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I've got a 1969 Newark catalog. It doesn't have a 710 in it, but for all the other three digit/1 letter parts, M stands for 600 volts.
Mark Zenier snipped-for-privacy@eskimo.com Washington State resident
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Peter