Re: CP out of Tesla Business, again!

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

If you need a cap made, contact me off-list with specs. CP is only one of
many companies making such products.

KEN
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Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:10 PM
Subject: CP out of Tesla Business, again!


 > Original poster: "Nicholas Field by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nick.field-at-hvfx.co.uk>
 >
 > Hi All,
 >
 > This really saddens me.
 >
 > As some of you may know, a few years back Condenser Products Inc. sold
Tesla
 > coil capacitors quite openly, and many on this list purchased them.  They
 > were good solid units, and very keenly priced compared to their
competition.
 > Then someone had a cap blow up, due to a possible manufacturing defect,
and
 > got nasty about it despite the fact that CP had recalled the entire batch
 > and replaced them free of charge.  After that CP were officially closed
for
 > Tesla business, but did continue to sell capacitors to a small number of
 > trusted customers.
 >
 > We were among that group, and CP capacitors power ALL current HVFX rental
 > stock.  Recently CP seem to have become a little more open about their TC
 > range and have started to sell them to new customers.  Then, yet again,
 > someone mistreated their product, blew it up and now they are out of TC
 > business for ever.  I really can't express my frustration at this.  The
 > designers at CP are real professionals, tell them what you need and
they'll
 > build you a cap that can take it day in, day out without even getting
warm.
 > I know their test procedures and voltages, and there is no way a cap could
 > get through then fail in service.  The bottom line is that if you blow up
a
 > cap from CP, or NWL, or PCI, or Maxwell, then you didn't spec. the cap
 > properly.  Ed Wingate and many others will bear me out on this.
 >
 > To quote Richard Hull  'It is a cold and very cruel world out there in
 > specialty capacitor land.'  You spec. your cap, you take your choice.  If
it
 > blows up then you chalk it up to experience and get on with your life.
 >
 > Happy Shopping,
 > Nick
 > _______________
 > Nick Field, HVFX
 > www.hvfx.co.uk
 >
 >
 >