Re: MMC or Maxwell? Which is better?

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi Ken,

I am not going to convince you am I ;-))  But no problem...

In the case of Kreso's coil, it appears he is running full all out resonant 
rise on the primary which explains why his caps are dying.  He must have 
some very strong transformers!!!  So it appears he just needs super high 
voltage caps to solve his problem.  I don't know if he will use Maxwells or 
MMCs, but now that we know what is going on, the solution is obvious...

Cheers,

         Terry


At 03:46 PM 2/27/2004, you wrote:
>Here is my main point.
>
>If you are not pushing the limits of the materials used, you don't need to
>rely on self healing. The capacitor degrades as it "heals". My vacuum pump
>doesn't have a self unbending shaft, it's thick enough where it will never
>bend in the first place. I don't use asbestos fire resistant power cords, I
>size them to never catch on fire in the first place.
>
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>Subject: Re: MMC or Maxwell? Which is better?
>
>
> > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
> >
> > Hi Ken,
> >
> >
> > >If I set out to collect flowers, I'd have a large collection as well. I'd
> > >bet a large number of the 50 aren't true RF duty rated caps, and would
>have
> > >failed because of improper use. I can take the best 12 vold light bulb,
>and
> > >it's going to fail if I plug it in an outlet.
> > >
> > >KEN
> >
> > One other thing about MMCs ;-))  They were designed from the ground up for
> > "Tesla coils".  So all the fudge factors and over design was directed
> > toward the common mistakes and mishaps "coilers" make.
>
>Wrong. I don't see "designed for tesla coil use" in the cornell dublier
>catalog anywhere.
>
> > The huge over voltage and self healing features are the biggest advantage
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