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Re: Capacitors
Hi Steve,
On 5 Jul 00, at 11:55, Steve Rosenthal wrote:
> Would a 0.1 MFD 20,000VDC PYRANOL General Electric capacitor be suitable
for a
> small Tesla Coil. How about a Maxwell 40,000VDC .06uF ? Which would be
> prefered. I think I can get the GE for $50 and the Maxwell for under $100,
> which is the best value?
I would steer clear of PYRANOL - I'm sure it's a PCB. I have
used paper/oil dielectric capacitors in the past but the only
virtue I see in them is self-healing. They seem to be designed
for DC filtering applications and have a high ESR due to the
paltry connections to the plates.
Regards,
Malcolm