Re: Magnifier Primary Capacitors - EQUIDRIVE vs. STANDARD

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Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk> 



Tesla list wrote:
>Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
>Actually, Terry, you were correct.

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>In oil, the circulating currents neutralize the cap potentials.  This is one
>reason why most all their HV caps are in oil.  Also, of course, the edge of
>foil tracking currents are much less.





Submerging the small MMC`s in oil will not help the edge of foil loss, 
since the oil will not be able to get there due to the potting of the 
individual caps.

Circulating currents?. Where does the current circulate?. If it was in the 
oil, and the action is fast enough to be of any use in a pulse discharge 
cap, why bother to use equalizing resistors on energy storage caps?.

Cheers, Finn Hammer

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