Re: RE. Many dry caps in series?

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• Subject: Re: RE. Many dry caps in series?
• From: jim.fosse-at-bjt-dot-net (Jim Fosse) (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 07:05:25 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

On Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:58:04 -0600, Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>, you
wrote:

[snip]
>The total proposed dielectric thickness is 120 mils.  I've heard a few
>(probably wrongly) suggest that 60-90 mils is enough, so I figured 120 should
>be bombproof.  I've also heard that the dielectric strength per mil goes
>way up as the thickness goes down.
>
[snip]

Gary,
	I blew one of my 2 by 0.060" (0.120" total dielectric) poly
caps a couple months ago using an asynchronous rotary with my 15kV
60ma neon. (dumb move on my part, I forgot to connect up the safety
gaps;(


snap, crackle, and pop

jim f

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