How to get large resistor 1 GOhm?

Analog Ground

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Your small capacitance values to measure with the large resistance will also have to contend with stray capacitance as well as the input impedance of the A/D input. If you stick with this idea, consider adding a very low bias current op amp follower before the A/D input. Your errors should be not too difficult to approximate. Typically, the A/D converter will spec a minimum source impedance for whatever is setting the voltage on the input. Perhaps start there. Again, much of this goes away with a voltage follower with very low bias current buffering the capacitance to be measured. Then, calibrate away the stray capacitance.
 

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LAOADAM

Joined Nov 21, 2018
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Your small capacitance values to measure with the large resistance will also have to contend with stray capacitance as well as the input impedance of the A/D input. If you stick with this idea, consider adding a very low bias current op amp follower before the A/D input. Your errors should be not too difficult to approximate. Typically, the A/D converter will spec a minimum source impedance for whatever is setting the voltage on the input. Perhaps start there. Again, much of this goes away with a voltage follower with very low bias current buffering the capacitance to be measured. Then, calibrate away the stray capacitance.
Thanks.
I am looking for better solution, won't insist on a plan now.
 

Janis59

Joined Aug 21, 2017
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GOhm scale resistors sometimes are presented in catalogs like Octopart, Farnell, Digikey etc. However I am sniffing out the danger if You ever try to use it for high-voltage divider. If 2W full sized DIP then 750V is max max max over the single resistor body, or 250V over 0.5W and 150 V over 0.125 W and 50...150V for different size of SMD. So, for example for my 36 kV DC divider I used stack of pcb, where each pcb took 4 lines of resistors with some 50 pcs in line and such plates was 8. So 8x4x50x50=80 kV instead of demanded 72 kV. Simultaneously this also is an answer where to get GOhms when only MOhms are available
 

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LAOADAM

Joined Nov 21, 2018
879
GOhm scale resistors sometimes are presented in catalogs like Octopart, Farnell, Digikey etc. However I am sniffing out the danger if You ever try to use it for high-voltage divider. If 2W full sized DIP then 750V is max max max over the single resistor body, or 250V over 0.5W and 150 V over 0.125 W and 50...150V for different size of SMD. So, for example for my 36 kV DC divider I used stack of pcb, where each pcb took 4 lines of resistors with some 50 pcs in line and such plates was 8. So 8x4x50x50=80 kV instead of demanded 72 kV. Simultaneously this also is an answer where to get GOhms when only MOhms are available
Thanks.
I'll take in mind.
 
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