Re: Halloween night, CP cap {con,de}struction

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• Subject: Re: Halloween night, CP cap {con,de}struction
• From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 11:39:59 -0700
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

In a message dated 98-11-01 01:24:05 EST, you write:

<< Original Poster: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-pupman-dot-com> 
 
> Greetings all,
 
> Tonight was both the best and most expensive coiling night I've ever had. 
> I finished a 10" diameter coil a few weeks ago and got it running well
    >snip
> My Condenser Products 0.025uF/20,000V tesla coil cap blew up!  I'm glad it
> was on the roof because it could have really hurt someone.  
     >snip
>Luckily, I had another CP cap and decided to try it too, since the coil
>was going well and perhaps it was a fluke that it blew up.  Nope!  The
> second one blew, and even more violently than before.  
    >snip
   
> Chip

Chip,

Sorry to hear about the demise of the caps, sounds like you put on
a great show anyway.  I guess the 20kV rating is just not enough.  I
like to run at least 35kV to 80kV ratings for a good safety margin. 
With a good voltage safety margin, the caps should withstand high 
break-rates.

John Freau

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