Re: new rotary and cap problem

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Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>

hi bob,
maybe "arco"tronics is short for arc over tronics? seriously, maybe you
could try a good blob of hot glue on each of the cap leads to seal them?
i had a mylar cap bank i made for the coveted "gmheislr" start to flash
on me so i dabbed each lead with hot glue and, no more problem.
i was really "pushing" the V's to it trying to beat the master.
marc

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> 
> Original poster: "bob golding by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <yubba-at-clara-dot-net>
> 
> Hi All,
>     Did some more tests with the rotary tonight, and blew another cap. I
> set the cap bank up were I could get a good view of what was going on
> and started the coil up. all was well until I got down to  200 bps. I
> noticed that the caps were starting to flash over. One bank suffered a
> failure in the middle of the string again. Time to make the strings
> longer I think. I will go for twenty  per string and report back. For
> those that don't know the transformer is 8.2KVC -at-250Ma. I was using 10
> strings of 10 Arcotronics 0.047 1500 volt caps. They have been working
> fine for months with the static gap. I am guessing over voltage is the
> cause.
> 
> cheers
> bob golding