Re: possible large MMC capacitor...

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>


The only thing to worry about is the increased ESR over the string of
capacitors.
Paralleling small numbers of series strings is ideal as the ESR is
paralleled and therefore reduced.  However, a large series string of 22 caps
may greatly increase
the ESR overall.

The Captain



 > Could this be used to make a large MMC style capacitor?  Take 22 of them
in
 > series which gives 1000v*22=22kv
 > 2uf/22=.091uf
 > 22 caps
 > $8 each*22=$176
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 > copared to a geek MMC of compareble size....
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 > 2000v*11=22kv
 > .15uf/11=.0136uf per string
 > .0136uf*6 strings= .0816uf
 > 11 caps*6 strings=66 caps
 > $3*66 caps=198
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 > Thought it was worth asking, maybe useful for MOT of Pole pig cap.
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