Re: [TCML] Extremely cheap (surplus?) doorknob capacitor source?

[HomerLea@xxxxxxx]

LOOK OUT. I was going to do that when I was in high school 50 years ago; 
built a huge power supply; gave a foot long arc that sounded like a shotgun 
blast. Luckily I never finished the accelerator tube or I would have x-rayed 
the whole neighborhood; never thought about x-rays, but that's what you will 
get if you hook up a high voltage source to to your evacuated accelerator 
tube.
Jim Heagy

> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am currently looking for a cheap source of doorknob capacitors rated at 
> from 10KVRMS to 20KVRMS (15- to 30-thousand volts peak-rated) at the 
> highest value possible, though at the lowest price possible. The intended use is, 
> primarily, a VTTC, though a CW multiplier is also being designed for the 
> purpose of building a home-brew, linear particle accelerator (LinAc).
> 
> I am sixteen years old, low on funds, and looking for values on the order 
> of a nano-Farad or two per capacitor. My price-ceiling is quite low, sadly: 
> $100 in total; payable by PayPal or cash-transfer.
> 
> To be honest, I know that there are few sources of doorknob capacitors in 
> somewhat-large volume for this price, though I am optimistic and shall 
> remain that way.
> 
> Thank you for all of your help, past and present,
> 
> - Christopher Karr
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