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

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Original poster: "David Trimmell" <humanb-at-chaoticuniverse-dot-com> 

Hi, I have used the Panasonic caps Terry talks about in my VTTC Tank at
well over 2KVA (3KV-4.5KV-at->500mA) in a single string (this was CW audio
mod)! These are not nearly as "beefy" as the so-called geek caps. The
Geek caps I have (but yet to try) a are much better design, just dissect
and one will see the engineering art... But I have blown a couple
Panasonics, just like firecrackers! Definitely due to more than to >3X
over current! I too was a skeptic of MMC's, but in our use they have
MAJOR advantages. The caps I blew (all 2 out of 8) were easily replaced
with little money. I later decided I needed a string of two to meet
current specs.

Regards,

David Trimmell

-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:44 PM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
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,

They are not to replace bad ones ;-))

But an interesting question?

Chris -  I think I sold about 4000+ of the Panasonic caps.  Can you tell
us
how many of the Geek Groups caps you have sold?  To how many people?
That
might be a good indicator of how many coilers there really are out
there.  I think the Tesla list here has about 1500 members.

Cheers,

          Terry


At 06:51 PM 2/26/2004, you wrote:
 >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
 > >