Re: Australian Source of MMC's?

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Original poster: Quantum-X-at-Qserve.8m-dot-com 

Hi Terry.
Yes, it is a going to be a static gap, [.·. 17nfd caps]
I still claim ignorance [less and less gradually though :)] when it comes 
to caps, but I have narrowed it do to
http://www.arcotronics-dot-com/htm/prod/ec_polyp.htm ... but I'm not exactly 
sure what type? Any recommendations?

BTW, I'm not actually sure how many caps I should have per string, or how 
many strings i should have.. I just threw some values in to try and get 
some feedback.

One last thing, I assume you mean the 17nfd is a per cap value? [Or maybe 
not, I don't pretend to know :)]

Thanks once again.

Simon


At 05:31 AM 30/11/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Original poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
>
>Hi Simon,
>
>For a 15kV/60mA tranny, around 24nF may be a better value.  8 caps per
>string seems too few for 1600 volt caps.  Remember that a 15kV transformer
>actually has a peak voltage of 15 x 1.414 = 21200 volts.
>
>If you are using a static gap, around 17nF may be about right.  A rotary is
>24nF.  Really need to know the gap type, voltage/current of the NST, and
>type data on small caps you are thinking of.  I am assuming 60Hz too.
>
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/NSTStudy/NSTStudy.htm
>
>I have a 15kV/60mA coil described at:
>
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/BigCoil/BigCoil.htm
>
>Also,
>
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MMCInfo/mmcinfo.htm
>
>Cheers,
>
>         Terry
>
>
>
>
>At 04:23 PM 4/30/1999 +1000, you wrote:
> >Heya-
> >
> >thanks for the help..
> >I'm still sorting out the exact specs of my coil, but I'm looking at a coil
> >very [if not identical] to Don's
>[http://www.fwpd-dot-net/dona/tesla/teslacoil.htm]
> >Even though I'm still a little uncertain, it seems that I'm looking at
> >[from results at http://tesla.better-dot-org/mmc_form.cfm]
> >"MMC has 5 string(s) of 8 cap(s) each. Total C is 0.035 and costs $72"
> >[based on caps being $1.8 a pop]
> >
> >Does this sound reasonable? [If I'm using a 15kV tranny it gets matched to
> >about .0134 [multiplying the resonance value by about 2.5]
> >
> >I hope we can sort something.. :)
> >
> >thanks for your help
> >
> >Simon
> >
> >[ps, i live in toowomba, [near brisbane, QLD]
> >
> >