Re: MMC caps

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

Hi,

DigiKey 10MH-ND are very popular for MMC bleed resistors.

http://rocky.digikey-dot-com/scripts/ProductInfo.dll?Site=US&V=13&M=CFR-50JB-10M

Don't run them over 2000 volts peak and watch the power rating.  They are 
also very cheap ;-)  I would just put two in series across each of the Geek 
Group's caps and you will be fine.  Be sure to keep the resistor bodies 
away from the cap bodies since the thin film on the caps can arc through to 
the resistor if it happens to be the opposite potential.  More info at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MMCInfo/mmcinfo.htm

Be sure to check the "tips" section.



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Cheers,

         Terry

At 10:10 PM 11/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>What size of balasting resistors should I use with the geek group MMC 
>caps? And what configuration?