Re: MMC or Maxwell? Which is better?

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

I blew a maxwell and il buy it again! The MMC will work good if you spend
few thousand bucks! Overrating mmc-is bS!
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Subject: Re: MMC or Maxwell? Which is better?


 > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >
 > IMHO, I would not consider using a commercial cap at all.  There are many
 > stories of expensive commercial cap failures.  The Geek groups caps never
 > seem to fail.
 >
 > The charts the Geek group uses assumes 200% voltage margin, 150% RMS and
 > Peak current margin, 100% voltage reversal, etc...   The quality of the
 > Geek caps is untouchable buy the basically hand made commercial caps.  MMC
 > also contain no oil.
 >
 > If one were going to pay say $500 for a commercial cap, ask them if it is
 > rated for Tesla coil use.  When they say no, believe them...
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 > At 07:21 AM 2/26/2004, you wrote:
 > >  I'm wondering what is the opinion of the experienced coilers and
 > > experts. Which is the better choice for a TC tank cap, an MMC of CDE
 > > 942Cs or commercial pulse cap such as Maxwell.
 >
 >