Re: MMC or Maxwell? Which is better? -- MMC tends to be better for the amateur.

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Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net> 

If your caps last forever, why do people keep buying more?

KEN

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Subject: Re: MMC or Maxwell? Which is better? -- MMC tends to be better for
the amateur.


 > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > I guess I should mention that MMC were designed to replace commercial caps
 > that failed all the time...
 >
 > http://www.thegeekgroup-dot-org/projects/MMC/MMC_History.html
 >
 > If Commercial caps didn't fail, there would not be MMCs now...
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 >
 > At 02:59 PM 2/26/2004, you wrote:
 > >Kreso,
 > >
 > >--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > > > 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!
 > >
 > >Hmmm.  I've been overrating a Terry (Panasonic) MMC
 > >for about 5 years now of quite frequent coil use.  No
 > >problem.  No diminished capacitance, no decreased arc
 > >length.  I have a maxwell.  It works fine, but no
 > >better than the MMC, in fact the longest arcs were
 > >measured during an MMC run.
 > >
 > >What is your evidence for the above statement
 > >regarding overrating MMC's?  I would like to see your
 > >web page, and/or possibly read your coil specs.  What
 > >about data?  Computer simulations.....arc lengths?
 > >
 > >Coilers on this list know to a high degree of
 > >certainty (due to failure mode testing) that MMC's
 > >tend to survive being pushed somewhat beyond their
 > >ratings.  You may benefit from a little more reading
 > >on this subject.
 > >
 > >-Brett
 > >
 > >
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