RE: Size of Primary High Voltage Capacitor

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com> 

The capacitance is far too high to be useful in any sort of Tesla coil
application, despite Ebay merchants suggesting otherwise.

Gary Lau
MA, USA


Original poster: "WIZZARD ." <pbobyk-at-hotmail-dot-com>

It is not entirely obvious to me whether a 500nfd or even a 1ufd
capacitor
is of any use in a Tesla coil application. These items come up on ebay
quite frequently, and I wondered why they are not scooped up by coilers.

There is a charge time constant that applies that I am ignorant of.
Any help would be appreciated.

WIZZARD
Dwight, Ontario
Canada

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