Re: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!UPDATE!!!!!!

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Uhhh. I think Weazel was advocating them for a cap (as in plug or stopper)
on a conventional beer bottle cap. I agree that using film cans (by
themselves) as a capacitor would be timeconsuming and unproductive. Then
again, building tesla coils, in most people's opinions, is time consuming
and unproductive, so maybe it's not all that bad an idea after all.

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Subject: RE: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!UPDATE!!!!!!


 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > These film canisters are typically HDPE, which is a good choice for a
 > dielectric.  But c'mon, look at the size!  You'd want at least an inch
 > margin between the top of the foil plate and the top of the canister.
That
 > would leave you with a plate cylinder maybe an inch diameter by an inch
 > high?  Have you done the math to determine how many of these you'd need to
 > achieve a useful capacitace?  I haven't, but I would imagine you'd need
 > hundreds.
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
 >
 >
 > Ravi, Coilers,
 >
 > Empty plastic 35 mm film containers make a nice cap for bottle capacitors.
 > A small hole punched or drilled in the centre of the bottom will hold the
 > lead, rod, or whatever is used for the internal electrode.