RE: TANK CIRCUIT

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Original poster: "Matt Skidmore by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <fox-at-woozle-dot-org>

Will capacitance values change with applied voltage? I was thinking about
plate distance and such might have different effects at different
voltages.
For example:

A capacitor rated .1 uf at 20kv
Will it measure .1 uf at 20kv and .1 uF at, say, at 10v? Or will its
capacitance deminish becuase of a lower voltage?

-fox


On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>
> Wintesla bases its calculations on the RMS value of the NST secondary
> voltage, 15kV in your case.  It will tell you what the mains-resonant tank
> cap value is, but it's generally better to have a Larger Than Resonant
> (LTR) value, up to 2X the mains resonant value, for best results and safest
> operation.
>
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA