Re: do i need more caps for my pt coil?

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


I always run two 4.7 Meg 1/2 watt resistors in series across each cap.  2 kV
across a single resistor is pushing things a bit hard for a resistor
designed for approx 500 Volts.  With two in series we have never had a
resistor flameout.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
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Subject: Re: do i need more caps for my pt coil?


 > Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > What kind of resistors do you have? I bought cheap
 > ones and also paid the price.
 >
 > http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com/adam/disasters.htm
 >
 > Adam
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: Beans45601-at-aol-dot-com
 >  >
 >  > I am currently running my pt coil with a 14.4 KV
 >  > 1.5KVA with a 3450 RPM 6"
 >  > disk, with a 8 electrodes. MY cap system is 2
 >  > strings of 11 .15UF at 2000
 >  > volts each. Last night, I was running my coil, and
 >  > one of my resistors
 >  > blew, and the cap it was across was hot (this cap
 >  > was on the end of a
 >  > string). Am I overvolting my caps? Or is this just
 >  > one of things that happen?
 >  >
 >  > thanks
 >  > Adam
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
 >