Re: RE. Many dry caps in series?

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• Subject: Re: RE. Many dry caps in series?
• From: Gary Lau 20-Oct-1998 1306 <lau-at-hdecad.ENET.dec-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:47:40 -0600
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>Original Poster: jim.fosse-at-bjt-dot-net (Jim Fosse) 
>	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

Thanks for sharing this.  By "2 by 0.060" poly, was this two layers in
one roll, or two caps in series, each 60 mils?  Also, did you do a post
mortem to see exactly where it failed?

Regards, Gary Lau
Waltham, MA USA

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