Re: Capacitors

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• Subject: Re: Capacitors
• From: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
• Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 18:01:37 -0500 (EST)
• Subscriber: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com Thu Jan 9 22:32:29 1997

In a message dated 97-01-09 01:19:03 EST, you write:

<< 
         I have these capacitors from a argon laser, rated at 1500V 2.0uf AC,
 can these be used in any way in a TC?
 
                                        Regards,
                                             Kevin Nardelle
  >>
Kevin,

Perhaps in the power supply of a tube driven coil but not in a classic spark
gap coil.  The voltage rating is way too low and the 2.0 mfd value is way too
large.  A Tesla coil tank circuit wants a very low inductance capacitor with
a very high AC voltage rating and it should be rated for pulse duty.  The
best bet is a home made rolled or stacked plate cap or a commercial unit made
for this purpose.

Ed Sonderman

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