Re: Big Cap 1µF, 20 kVDC

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com>

In a message dated 7/26/01 10:13:34 PM Central Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes: 


>
> I have a 2uF / 63kV cap. So it can store 3969 Joules using 63kV charging. 
> Does any one know what I can use the cap for other than making a loud bang. 
> I have an x-ray transformer that can deliver DC output up to 125kV and 
> 300mA. I can throttle the output down to 63kV or less. I'm a little 
> intimidated by the cap because I think it might be capable of blowing a 
> person's arm off. I had a chance of getting another such cap, but I waited 
> to long. The cap came from an impulse x-ray machine. 
>
> Godfrey Loudner 



Godfrey, 

This cap may make a decent can crusher/ coin shrinker 
cap, although the voltage rating is a little high for this purpose. 
I recently aquired a 100 uFD, 10 kV Maxwell  energy dis- 
charge cap that's working great for this purpose, that's 5000 
joules  :-) BTW, you are correct in that it can blow an arm 
off, so be careful :-O 

Saprkin' in Memphis, 
David Rieben