RE: Capacitor Question??

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Original poster: "Paul Marshall" <klugmann-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

That's a little high (Capacitance wise) unless you are going to run 
10-15kW. Look for something in the .02 - .05 uF range at 20-30 kV.



Paul S. Marshall





>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Capacitor Question??
>Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 17:06:43 -0600
>
>Original poster: DRIEBEN-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com
>
>Hi all,
>
>I have located a capacitor that has some decent ratings, voltage
>and capacitance wise, and I was wondering if it would be any good
>for Tesla application. It is a GE part# 30F1498 rated at 40 kV -at-
>.22 uFD. I have tried, unsuccessfully to find out more about it
>from the GE websites (there are many of them!) If anyone could
>tell me more about this particular cap and its intended applica-
>tion(s), I would be most greatful.
>
>Thanks,
>David
>