Re: CAPACITOR INFORMATION NEEDED

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Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

they are giant cast mica capacitors. This type is usually for RF use, which
is good.

Contact Cornell Dublier. They are still in business making caps like that
and probably have the specs.

KEN

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Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:15 PM
Subject: CAPACITOR INFORMATION NEEDED


 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<CanalRay-at-aol-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello all: I am looking for information on some caps I recently ran
across. I
 > can't find anything on the web from Cornell Dublier, so I will throw it
out
 > to the masses.
 >
 > The capacitors are 43 inches tall with a body diameter of 12 inches. The
top
 > of the cap has a round metal boss with, I believe a 1/2-13 threaded hole
in
 > the center. The bottom boss has four 1/2 inch holes drilled in it. Four
ears
 > on the boss. The body material appears to be a phenolic type tube, reddish
 > brown in color. These caps are heavy, they weigh in at 240 pounds,
uncrated.
 > The value as indicated on the top boss is:15 uF -at- 120 KVDC. I would
suspect
 > they were intended for a radar unit or some other type of high powered
 > transmitter. These are my guesses. The only thing I don't know is what
type
 > of dielectric they use. Here is the part number: PL7319XR-1. Manufactured
by
 > Cornell Dublier. Condition is really good. They do not appear to have ever
 > been used. So, short of sawing one in half, I thought of asking the Tesla
 > group.
 >
 > Any help would be appreciated.
 >
 > Sincerely,
 >
 > Tom Vales        canalray-at-aol-dot-com
 >
 >
 >