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

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Original poster: Ben Haylett <bhaylett-at-shaw.ca> 

Well, I know why I am about to buy more. - Bigger coil!
More power means more stored energy which means more Geek caps!
And no, so far I haven't managed to smoke one.

Ben

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


 > Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>
 >
 > If your caps last forever, why do people keep buying more?
 >
 > KEN
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:30 PM
 > 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
 >  > >
 >  > >