Re: Fair Radio 100KV Caps

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

In a message dated 11/8/02 9:58:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

David,

I have one of these and it runs warm with a rotary.  I think Ralph
Z. had one and it blew open and discharged it's oil.

I think it's lossy Mylar dielectric.

John


>Hello all,
>
>Back in (I believe) 1999, I bought some 100KV caps from Fair Radio
>Sales.  These came out of an old government project which used 100 in
>series.  Markings are F-C-I, KM14-1000-10, .01MFD-100KVDC, NOV
>1983.  Dimensions are 10X5X2.5" with two copper 1/4X1" threaded studs, one
>on each end.  There is also a nylon screw in one end.  Case seems to be a
>white PVC.  I used two of them in the coil I had at the Cheesehead
>Teslathon.  They seem to work well for TC use, although one seems to be
>getting a hot spot, when used with my static gaps, with the rotory, no 
>warming.
>
>Has anyone else gotten their hands on these, or have had a failure with
>these? I cannot find the manufacturer for these and no one at any national
>lab has either.  I would like to know what these are made of, without
>trying to dismantle a working one.
>
>David E Weiss
>