Re: Capacitor Idea

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Capacitor Idea
From: "Steve Young" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:53:36 -0700
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com
Chris - see below:

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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Capacitor Idea
> Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 12:43 PM
> 
> 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
> 

Here's how I think it "sounds":

BRRRRRAAAATTTTT - Tesla coil operates normally with nice noisy sparks

BANG!  Extra energenic pulse jumps through the pickle jar.

CRACK! TINKLE!!  Pickle jar cracks from the shock wave and heat of the
spark.

GLUG, GLUG, SPLASH, DRIP, DRIP as the oil gushes out all over the floor.

-at-#%*&% +!! -at-?&%$! you shout as you madly lunge for the off switch, but

BBBUUUUZZZZZ, FLUMP, SIZZLE, CRACKLE first goes the cap as it arcs
internally and the oil bursts into flames.

YIKES, WHERE's THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER??  Gotta use water instead!!

FLASH, CRACK, SIZZLE goes your cap and you, as you never did make it to the
off switch before things burst into flame!!

Etc.

DON'T DO THIS!!  Just form a penny's worth of house wire into a safety gap
across your cap and save the fire department and paramedics a trip!

(The above is tongue-in-cheek, but it could happen!)

--Steve


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