Re: connecting caps together

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

Hi Dave,

The problem is if the cap arcs internally.  It can handle it's own stored
energy and can survive the little internal explosion.  However, if it has a
bunch of caps in parallel with it, it will have to absorb their energy too,
which it can't.  So to preserve the cap's ability to self heal, it needs
some isolation from the other caps.  That is why you should not connect the
strings across even though they run at the same voltage.

Cheers,

	Terry

At 10:10 AM 2/16/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Since almost everyone parallels series strings of capacitors, wouldn't make
>more sense
>to wire in series, parallel banks of capacitors?  That way only one bleeder
>resistor would
>be required each parallel bank.  Also, any voltage difference between
>adjacent capacitors
>in the parallel bank would disapear, permitting maximum packing density.
>Just a thought.
>
>Dave
>
>
>At 04:33 PM 2/15/02 -0700, you wrote:
>>Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
>>
>>Hi Adam,
>>
>>See the "MMC tips" (about 1/2 way down the page) at:
>>
>>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MMCInfo/mmcinfo.htm
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>        Terry
>>
>>At 06:00 PM 2/15/2002 -0500, you wrote: 
>>>
>>> is there annything special to hook up a string of caps?
>>> Thanks
>>> Adam
>> 
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