Re: Blown Capacitor!!

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 12/11/00 9:48:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

<< Original poster: "Roderick Maxwell by way of Terry Fritz 
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <maxz-at-netdoor-dot-com>
 
  
  
    I am wiping the tears from my eyes as I type this message. I have fried 
the
 first capacitor I made for Tesla service......
  
  
    Sad but true.
   >>
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Roderick,

I know how you feel.  I originally built two rolled poly caps and destroyed 
both of them, along with a C.P. commercial cap.  It is a sad day.  Has anyone 
built a MMC cap for one of the larger coils running 5 to 15 kva?  Something 
in the order of .05 ufd to .10 ufd?  This might approach the cost of a 
commercial cap.  I now have in place a safety gap across the rotary to limit 
how much voltage the caps ever see.

Ed Sonderman