Re: Newark ebay capacitor: primary tank capacitor?

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

Sorry bout that, my name is Eric. Alright, thanks. I'll know to stay away from
these in the future.

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Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: Newark ebay capacitor: primary tank capacitor?


 > Original poster: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 > >Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >
 >http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2597989262&category=4662
 > >could that capacitor(in series obviously) handle the stresses of primary
 > >tank capacitor duties? Also, can some1 point me to reference so I can
 > >convert uf to nf, pf and uf, and so on? I know 10^-9 is nano and 10^-6 is
 > >micro but that doesnt mean much to a mid class geometry student.
 > >
 > >.
 >
 > Dear (what's your name?),
 >
 > These caps are Mylar. Because they are very lossy under RF use and the
 > package does not allow for "graceful" expansion, they tend to become oily
 > firecrackers when used in Tesla Coil tank circuits. They are usable only
as
 > DC filter caps, in voltage doubler circuits, or in low pulse rate (non-RF)
 > applications.  :^(
 >
 > 1 uF = 1,000 nF = 1,000,000 pF
 > 1 nF = 0.001 uF = 1,000 pF
 > 1 pF = 0.001 nF = 0.000001 uF
 >
 > These caps are 0.25 uF = 250 nF = 250,000 pF
 >
 > Best regards,
 >
 > -- Bert --
 > --
 >
 >
 >