Re: How many strings should you have in parallel?

[Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mattias,

The following program and document are meant to answer this question:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Programs/Mmccalc2.zip

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MMCInfo/MMCPower4.html

Cheers,

        Terry

At 10:52 PM 11/13/2000 +0100, you wrote: 
>
> Here is another one on MMC construction. I'm building a tankcap for a
> 10kV-at-45mA NST and will then need a 14.32nF capacitor. I was then thinking
> about using 33 caps (0,47uF-at-1500VAC each) put in series for a 20kV 14.2nF
> tankcap. The frequency of the primary circuit will be about 200kHz. 
> Then the question is raised: Do I need to put several lower valued strings in
> parallel to achive better current durability or could I just change the
> frequency of the primary to a more suitable value. 
> (or maybe I don't have to change anything at all :) )
>  
> Mattias