Re: question on cap setup

["sundog" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi Andrew, all,


Nope...it don't matter a bit.  They're gonna get pounded from both
ends pretty well.  If my memory serves me correctly caps in TC use
can see up to an 80%+ voltage reversal.  Not to mention you're
running them in an AC system...  I personally stack all my
capacitors with the writing facing all one way, just 'cause I'm a
bit picky, but it won't matter at all which way you solder 'em up.
Just make sure you're putting bleeder/stabilizer resistors on 'em.
If you don't got any, get them from Digikey, 1k of 'em (10meg ohm)
for ~$13.  Well worth the money, and can save your butt too!
And nope, it ain't a stupid question :)  No such thing as a
"stupid" question (except those not asked).  Maybe a simple
question, or an ignorant (which isn't a bad thing), but never
stupid.  Keep 'em comin!

Caio
                                                        Sundog

-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 9:05 PM
Subject: MMC: question on cap setup


>Original poster: "A W" <fateagk-at-home-dot-com>
>
>Please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but does it matter
which
>lead on the caps is in? I am not thinking it does, but I want to
be for
>sure. I am using those GE caps form Hosfelt and I am wondering
does it
>matter which lead is in and which is out. I have used some
low-voltage
>DC caps in other applications that have an indication arrow about
which
>way the current should flow, but there is not one on these. So,
does it
>matter?
>
>Thanks,
>Andrew
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