X-Ray Circuit Trainer
Single-phase · full-wave rectified

X-Ray Circuit Trainer

80 kVp
mA
Time s
Anode
Playback

X-ray tube

Generator circuit

moving dashes = current flow
LOW VOLTAGE · PRIMARY SIDE HIGH VOLTAGE · SECONDARY SIDE Incoming line220 V AC · 60 Hz Main breaker Autotransformer taps select kVp kVp tap fil kV PrereadingkV meter Exposure switch (timer) Step-up transformer ≈ 1 : 500 turns mA mA meter atgrounded center tap Full-waverectifier X-ray tube + − Rotor drive Stator mA selector filament stabilizer Step-down transformer ≈ 10 : 1 · filament ~10 V
Low-voltage AC High-voltage AC Rectified kV Filament Rotor / stator

Console meters

Prereading kV80tap ≈ 160 V
mA meter0reads during exposure
mAs20set
Heat units1,600kVp × mA × s
Filament2.4 Astandby
Anode0rpm
Exposure—none yet
Anode heat0%

What's happening

Standby