Re: electrolytic capacitors/homemade capacitors

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 3/25/02 2:50:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> Original poster: "Tim J by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <digital_raven45-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> 1>    Just wondering if anyone has used Electrolytic Capacitors in series on
> a 
> Tesla Coil Curcuit before?? Would it work??



Been there, done that, got the scars. Reverse polarity boils the innards.

"The Caps that go Boom in the spring Tra-La
Spatter  'Lyte all over the place.
They are no good for AC Tra-La
For TCs they're an awful disgrace." 

With abject apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan,

Matt D.
G3-1085