Re: Capacitor Idea

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Capacitor Idea
From: "Barton B. Anderson" <mopar-at-uswest-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:51:19 -0700
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

Hi Chris,

When the arc makes it though the glass, I think the glass will break. So
it might work the first time but that's it.

Bart

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: Chris Tominkson <internetinbox-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
> I thought of this the other day, it is an idea for making a capacitor
> that is also like a grounded safety gap, kind of. I have seen
> schematics with grounded safety gaps, and grounded safety gaps built
> into the capacitors, but here is my idea:
>
> You get a big pickel jar, or any other big jar/container, and put in
> rolled polyethelyne/aluminum siding (just like whoevers design it is),
> connect it like normal, and fill it with oil. Make sure the
> poly/aluminum roll is tight against the container it is in, with the
> aluminum side touching the glass. Then put  some kind of conducting
> material around the outside of the glass, like in the Saltwater/Leyden
> Jar design. Only ground the conducter on the outside.
>
> So if higher voltage comes to the cap, it will hopefully be enough to
> jump through the glass and go to ground.
>
> Sound OK? Any thoughts? Write them!
>
> Chris
>
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