Re: Wine bottle replacement

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

Based on my own limited experience with wine bottle
caps, 1.5nF per bottle is a reasonable guess, so 5nF
for the cluster is probably close to the mark.

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

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "McInturff, Brian by way of Terry
> Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <brian.mcinturff-at-lmco-dot-com>
> 
> 
> I have a neon transformer/spark gap/argon tube
> device which uses 3 wine bottle (leyden jar)
> capacitors.  The transformer is 9500V (I also
> have a 12.5 I could use.)  The spark gap is 
> not regulated but adujstable.  I would like to 
> replace these wine bottles if possible with 
> lighter capacitors.  I forget what approx 
> capacitance the bottles had, but think it 
> was only around 5pF as measured on
> a cheap multimeter.  Are there any
> reasonably priced lighweight caps that can
> replace them in a spark gap device?  
> 
> Here's a simple schematic of the thing:
>
http://www.electroherbalism-dot-com/Bioelectronics/Other%20Bioelectronics/ASTROD
> /astrod.JPG
> 
> turf