First Tesla Coil hints?

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• Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 23:58:08 -0600
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From:  spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu [SMTP:spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu]
Sent:  Sunday, February 22, 1998 4:45 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  First Tesla Coil hints?

>> 
>> Ok.  I found some 40 kv 2.7 uF doorknob capacitors for $16 each.  Two of
>> these would do the trick.  Would these do well?  Is the price decent?


>1.35 uf? That would be way too big, and besides doorknobs are rather
>lossy.

Whoops!  Actually, they're 2.7 nF each.  5.3 nF is the calculated capacitance
I should use for a 15 kv 30 ma NST.  So two in parallel should be pretty close.
But I'm not so sure if doorknob caps are lossy.  How lossy are they compared to,
say, glass salt water caps?  Thanks.

Scott Cutler

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