Re: 500 nf hv capacitor

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

I think you posted this on HV community also, I doubt you make a cap as good
as one bought for can crushing. "Tesla Downunder" uses a defrib cap(look for
one on ebay)for can crushing:
http://members.iinet-dot-net.au/~pterren/Other_HV_stuff.htm#X-ray%20HV%20transformer%2060kV

---Eric
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Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: 500 nf hv capacitor


 > Original poster: "Anthony" <ant17-at-optushome-dot-com.au>
 >
 > its for a can crusher
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2004 3:59 AM
 > Subject: Re: 500 nf hv capacitor
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Hi,
 >  >
 >  > Some large high power systems can use caps in this range.  However,
they
 >  > are not going to be cheap!  To get the voltage, you need 15 caps in a
 >  > string for 10nF each.  Then you need 50 string!  750 caps....  A
 > commercial
 >  > high frequency, high RMS, high peak current cap would probably be
cheaper
 >  > than an MMC here.  Also far smaller.
 >  >
 >  > Cheers,
 >  >
 >  >          Terry
 >  >
 >  > At 11:40 AM 4/7/2004, you wrote:
 >  > >Common 500 nF 30 kV MMC it-s insane.
 >  > >Why do you need so big capacitor?
 >  > >
 >  > >Best Regards
 >  > >
 >  > >Kreso Bukvic
 >  > >----- Original Message -----
 >  > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > >Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 7:45 PM
 >  > >Subject: Re: 500 nf hv capacitor
 >  > >
 >  > >
 >  > > > Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
 >  > > >
 >  > > > 112 of the .056 uF Panasonics in series would work, as well as
 > limitless
 >  > > > other configurations/caps. Without other specs (pulse/rms current,
 >  > > > frequency, etc) it's hard to be more specific.
 >  > > >
 >  > > > ----- Original Message -----
 >  > > > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > > > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:06 AM
 >  > > > Subject: 500 nf hv capacitor
 >  > > >
 >  > > >
 >  > > >  > Original poster: "Anthony" <ant17-at-optushome-dot-com.au>
 >  > > >  >
 >  > > >  > hi guys i was wondering if you could help me i want to build a
 > 30kvdc
 >  > >500
 >  > > >  > nf  capacitor i was wondering if any you tell me how i could go
 > about
 >  > > >  > making one
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