Re: LTR vs Resonance Pri cap...

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Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>

The secondary is a coil. when you put a capacitor across it it can resonate.
If the resonant frequency and your firing rate or secondary are the same the
resonant voltage can swing way beyond the insulation strength of the wire
and burn out the transformer so using a capacitor larger than this prevents
a smoked project to some degree.
   Robert  H

 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 19:36:54 -0700
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: LTR vs Resonance Pri cap...
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 > Resent-Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 19:59:15 -0700
 >
 > Original poster: "Daniel Hess by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <dhess1-at-us.ibm-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > All;
 >
 > I've been researching the list archives until I've become cross-eyed. Would
 > anyone care to, briefly, describe the pros & cons of selecting a LTR
 > primary capacitor vs a value that is resonate with the main power
 > transformer's secondary? LTR seems to be the general consensus of the list
 > but why?
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Daniel Hess
 >
 >