Re: Larger than LTR cap

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi Chris,

The static LTR size is about 9.25nF.  You should not stray far away from 
this value.  You should stay pretty near 9nF or the coil will not work 
well.  Maybe use thicker wire on the secondary to drive the Fo frequency up.

Cheers,

         Terry




At 02:08 PM 2/20/2004, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>It's been a while since I asked a newbie question so I guess it's about 
>that time again. =D I am designing a new mini coil using a 9/20 nst. The 
>LTR tank size therefore is quite small. (.0088 uF) This blows the required 
>primary turns sky high, making the necesary diameter of the primary quite 
>large, defeating the purpose of it being a mini coil. So would there be 
>any consequences if I stretched the value for the tank cap to, say, .0125 
>uF? This would also save the number of geek caps that I have to stuff 
>under the base. Any thoughts?
>
>
>-Chris