Re: caps for EMMC use

[Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

My first MMC used 630 volt caps:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/H/20nFcap/go016.jpg

It worked great but the higher voltage caps take up less room.  Each string
here was only 2.5nF.  I have 40 100nF 630 VDC polypropylene caps per string.

Cheers,
	
	Terry

At 08:54 PM 11/28/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>i think we're missing the multi mini in mmc. 250v ac propylene caps
>aren't all that much different then a 1600v dc cap. even if the 250 v is
>dc they could be seriesed for 1750v with 7 caps.
>so, for an mmc of .013uf-at-18750v 75 caps soldered in series would do
>nicely. 75 caps is not that bad, i've seen mmc banks on some pages that
>had at least that many. i have 250 .33uf-at-250v propylene caps that i plan
>on soldering up some day, this would make a nice mmc for an nst and i've
>often wondered about distributing the stress over more caps giving
>better durability?
>of coarse i would not pay that kind of a price for these, they can be
>had surplus at ten or twenty cents each.
>marc
>