Re: T-minus 4 days and we're getting closer...

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• Subject: Re: T-minus 4 days and we're getting closer...
• From: "Jeff Corr" <corr-at-enid-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:43:18 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

I'm not sure what kind of bottles you are using, or how you came to the
voltage estimate, but I used SW caps with only single bottles for almost a
year before anything went wrong.  By single, I mean none were in series.
I only made 8 in parrallel for the capacitance I needed.  These caps even
survived runs of an hour non-stop and two hours non-stop with another local
coiler.

>This one SW test cap we made looks as though the capacitance will work.  I
>miscalculated the fromula and it lookes like each one will be in the
>.0014119 uF range (+/-).  So that's good. We're trying for a total
>capacitance of .058 uF so I'm guestimating we need sixteen of this little
>critters.  When calculating the voltage rating for a cap what's a good
>multiplier to use for the output for your transformer?
>  
>I'm figuring on 40KV with a 10KV transformer, am I safe?  I'm planning on
>four parallel strings of four in a series.  The estimated puncture voltage
>for the thickness of the glass is 10KV.
>  
>Anyway, we're making SW caps tonight. HEE HEE HA HA HO HO!
>  
>Still keeping you posted and looking for answers,
>  
>Kent
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