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Re: Final Capacitor Test Results
In a message dated 96-06-14 01:09:11 EDT, you write:
>
>I'm normally a lurker, being a definite novice at Tesla Coiling, but I had
to
>respond
>to this one. I'm just a technician, but I attended the Institute of
>Electronic
>Sciences at Texas A&M (yes, I'm an AGGIE) where they taught us that any
>critical
>component should be overrated by at least 50 percent. And they weren't even
>talking
>about Tesla works! The possible reflective voltages and harmonics and
>currents would
>entice *me* to overrate by 100 percent. That is through my lack of knowledge
>and fear
>of what these things could do to a very expensive piece of equipment. I'm
>guessing
>that the tank had a property that threw too much of one or the other
>parameter at your
>cap. I'm really sorry to hear of this, but, on the other hand, if they knew
>that you
>had a 14,400 pole pig, they should have warned you themselves. I'd be angry
>(probably
>unjustifiably).
>
>Anyway, better luck in the future.
>
>--
>Rick Holland
>
>
Rick,
I received a reply today from the manufacture of the cap. They still say it
should not have failed at 14,400 volts at .5 amps. That is what it was
designed for - Tesla coil primary tank circuit operation. I am working with
them on specs for a new cap.
Ed Sonderman