Re: Tank Cicuit Capacitor

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Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>

In the usual spark gap-type Tesla coil, the tank
capacitor discharges almost instantly once the power
is shut off. The cap charge drains across the high
voltage transformer secondary, which presents a
short-circuit once the power is removed. However, DC
coils which employ rectifiers in the power supply can
hold a dangerous charge for hours if bleeder resistors
are not used.

Greg
http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Stolz, Mark by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mark.Stolz-at-st-systems-dot-com>
> 
> Hi All!
> 
> Does the capacitor in the tank circuit hold a charge
> once power is turned
> off?  I've heard some say yes and some say no. 
> Isn't that by definition
> what a capacitor does?
> 
> Mark Stolz
> Houston, TX
> 
> 
> 


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