Re: Bleeders

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi Ian,

We know the 1/2 watts will work and are well tested.  But I see no reason 
to fear using 1 watt.  All should work fine.  Check out the construction 
tips at:

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

Cheers,

         Terry


At 09:12 PM 12/12/2003, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Finally got my order of 60 x 942C20P15K 0.15uF 2000V caps from Richardson
>Electronics here in Sydney.  Woo hoo.  Starting to build my MMC this
>afternoon.  5 strings of 12 caps per string.  Seperate units for playing
>with capacitance values between about 25nF and 67nF.
>
>A question to the list if I may.  I have checked my supply of resistors, and
>on hand I have enough (60) 10M resistors  in both 1/2W metal film, and 1W
>carbon film.  Which would be best ?  It is just that the Geek Group says
>that 1/2W 10M carbon film are best.  Maybe I am being paranoid.  If 1/2W
>carbon is OK, then surely 1W carbon is OK (or even better?) too ?  The metal
>film's, even though rated as 1/2W are small and the same size as standard
>1/4W carbon, and I thought, hmmm, maybe too small to be safe.
>
>Any comments, or should I just shut up, stop being fickle, and go and build
>my MMC with the 1W carbon resistor bleeders ...
>
>Rgs
>Ian