Re: Can crushing (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:00:12 -0500
From: Mike <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Can crushing (fwd)

I haven't personally tried it (have a 400J 16uF 7500v defib cap, tallish 
insulators tho), but I'm thinking these won't last long with high peak 
currents/low impedence loads.

Mike
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Subject: Re: Can crushing (fwd)


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> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:15:23 -0000
> From: colin heath <colin.heath4@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: Can crushing (fwd)
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> hi peter/all,
>                i have 4 defib caps here at 35uf at 6kv so they should give
> good results yes?
> i was thinking of possibly a ring launcher also.
> cheers
> colin
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>> Original poster: <sroys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:03:44 +0800
>> From: Peter Terren <pterren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: Can crushing (fwd)
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>> > From: Gomez Addams <gomez@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > However, series vs. parallel isn't entirely irrelevant in can crushing,
>> > coin crushing, and other pulse-discharge phenomena, since peak current
>> > is often as important or more so than total energy.
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>> .. and even more important (although related) is di/dt. for can crushing.
>> Add long wires or use electrolytics at the same energy and the cans won't
>> crush.
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