Re: caps

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: caps
• From: "Grayson B Dietrich" <electrofire-at-juno-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 17:11:37 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

While I'm sure others will answer this as well, It is my understanding
that  most electrolytic caps will burn out or worse (explode) if you run
AC on them. Certainly they can not withstand the RF in a TC tank circuit!

-Grayson Dietrich

On Wed, 24 May 2000 07:23:14 -0600 Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> writes:
> Original Poster: "Steve Young" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-com> 
> 
> Mike,
> Consider an electrolytic "MMC"!  Just string together 10 or more 400 
> volt
> 150+ mF electrolytic caps with equalizing resistors across each of 
> them.
> Can't beat the price.  HV electrolytics are available from many 
> surplus
> houses such as All Electronics.
> --Steve Young
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 4:58 PM
> Subject: caps
> 
> 
> > Original Poster: "Mike Nolley" <nolleym-at-willamette.edu>
> >
> >     I have started building my DC powered Poulsen coil, and I am 
> looking
> for
> > filter caps.  I need 2 caps rated 4kv+ and 15 uf+.  If any coilers 
> on the
> list
> > have some caps matching these specs (or thereabouts) I'd gladly 
> pay for
> them.
> >                 --Mike
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 

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