Re: a cap to large?

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

Yes, it is possible to have too much capacitance. You
need to at least roughly match your capacitor to your
power supply, especially if you are using NSTs. A good
rule of thumb is 5nF per six pack of 12oz (355ml) beer
bottles.

Regards,

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

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Beans45601-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> is there a cap that is too big? i am planning to
> make a SW cap from the geek
> group, but it is for a much higher value (you know,
> amount) than i need. Does
> this make a diffrence?
> 
>