Re: MMC Design Question

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Gregory,

The equations are mine but I did not write the excel thing.  I think it was
Kurt.

The life expectancy as calculated using the equations in:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MMCInfo/MMCPower4.html

Has proven to be very inaccurate and of little value.  You can ignor it.
The voltage and especially the current is what matters.

Cheers,

	Terry

At 07:52 PM 4/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello List,
>
>I just gave Terry's Excel MMC Calc a try for the first time 
>(http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com). I am concerned about the life 
>expectancy it gave the MMC I would like to build. It seems that the 
>sheet's "best price for fully safe design" indicator doesn't take 
>life hours into account. The arrays returned using my specs had an 
>estimated life of 0 hours! Has this life estimate proven to be 
>accurate?
>Here are the specs I am working with. If another of you can try to 
>run this and give a recommendation, I would really appreciate it.
>
>RMS Voltage: 22 kV
>Amperage: 400 mA max
>Capacitance: 50 nF
>Break rate: 120 bps
>Using Geek Caps 0.15uF/2000VDC/500VAC
>
>I already have 33 of the Geek caps, this redesign is to compensate 
>for a new, higher-power HV supply (8 kVA). If possible, I would like 
>to build on this prior investment. Should I just start saving money 
>for a commercial cap?
>
>Thanks, all, for your help and dedication to the community!
>Gregory
>