Re: Pyrandl capacitors

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• Subject: Re: Pyrandl capacitors
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• Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 09:35:37 -0500
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From: 	DR.RESONANCE[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: 	Sunday, August 31, 1997 1:27 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Pyrandl capacitors

To: Rusty

The Pyranol is a trade name for a PCB capacitor oil.  Many of these units
do have an internal bleeder resistor which renders them useless for Tesla
oscillator work.  Removing the bleeder will expose you to PCB oil.

DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net


> 
> From: 	LINEMAN23K-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:LINEMAN23K-at-aol-dot-com]
> Sent: 	Saturday, August 30, 1997 9:52 AM
> To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: 	Pyrandl capacitors
> 
> All,
> 
> Please help me identify three capacitors that were given to me by the
owner
> of a local ham radio shop.The caps are fairly large (40 or 50 lbs) HxWxD
=
> 13"x5"x13.5".  the plate on the side of the cap has this info:
> 
> General Electric
> MU-F    3
> Cat.      14F15
> V          12500
> CY        DC
> Pyrandl Capacitor
> 
> Does anyone have a spec sheet on this?  I gather from the side plate this
is
> a 3uF-at-12.5KVDC.  Does anyone agree?  What is a Pyrandl Capacitor?  Is
this a
> power factor correction type cap with the internal discharge resistor? 
What
> about PCB's (it looks old)?  
> 
> Info or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!!  
> 
> Rusty Duncan
> 
> 

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