Marx Generator Caps?

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Original poster: "Vivek Babtiwale by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dr_vek-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Would the Microwave oven caps below work for a Marx
Generator as long as you used a low rep rate?


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>
> 
> Sean & prospective cap buyers,
> 
> As you are a Geek Grouper,  I know you wouldn't want
> to overcharge people
> for your caps.  The going rate for brand new surplus
> MO caps is 40 cents to
> $1.50 from USA Manufacturing Surplus.
> See
> 
>
http://ww2.usamfg-dot-net/cgi-bin/onramp.exe?custnum=&password=&pgm=alpha.bbx&al
> pha=capmicro
> 
> It's all one URL - you may have to copy & paste it
> into your browser
> 
> MO caps generally are no good for RF use - they will
> overheat and explode.
> I think most have mylar dielectric which is lousy at
> RF.   But they are fine
> for level shifters (original use in a MO) and DC
> filter caps at 50 or 60 Hz.
> --Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:21 PM
> Subject: capacitors
> 
> 
> > Original poster: "Sean Taylor by way of Terry
> Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <taylorss-at-rose-hulman.edu>
> >
> > Hi everyone - does anyone know if microwave oven
> capacitors (polypropylene
> > dielectric) work well for TCs if in series for
> higher voltage? The reason
> I ask
> > is I have about 100 of them, they are split into 2
> section, one at 0.86
> uF, one
> > at 0.34 uF, with a common center.  They are rated
> at 2100 V and then say
> 50/60
> > Hz after that, so I'm assuming that thats an AC
> rating . . .  I would be
> > willing to sell some for $5 each, if anyone would
> be interested.  If they
> > aren't good for tank use, maybe for voltage
> doubler/level shifter
> circuits?
> > First people to email me OFF list will get the
> caps . . .
> >
> > Also, I have 12 .05 uF pulse caps rated at 10 KVDC
> each.  Will these work
> in a
> > TC tank circuit, even at low duty cycle - maybe a
> few (20) seconds on at a
> > time? Thanks!
> >
> > ---------------
> > Sean Taylor
> > The Geek Group
> > G-1 #1204
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> > Because the Geek shall inherit the Earth!
> >
> >
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