RE: Capacitor - series?

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Original poster: "Jeremy Gassmann" <gmann-at-fuse-dot-net> 

Correct me group if I am wrong, but there should be no problem putting
caps in series of different voltage limits so long as you put voltage
dividing resistors across each cap such that the 1 kV cap sees less than
1 kV and the 10 kV cap sees less than 10 kV.  For 11 kV input you would
need a 1 Mohm 1 W resistor across the 1 kV cap and a 10 Mohm 10 W
resistor across the 10 kV cap with the resistor power calculated by
V^2/R.  Keep in mind that these wattage ratings for the resistors are a
bare minimum and higher power handling resistors should be used.  Hope
that helps!

Jeremy Gassmann
Cincinnati, Oh
http://jeremyee.tripod-dot-com

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Subject: Capacitor - series?

Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>

Can we series caps that are diffrent in working voltage and capitance?
Example if we have a 1 nf 10 kV cap and a 10 nF 1 kV cap? If i series
them
il get 11 kV capacitor? What will happen with capitance, will this work?