[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
capacitance of homemade caps
- To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: capacitance of homemade caps
- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:21:39 -0600
- Delivered-to: testla@pupman.com
- Delivered-to: tesla@pupman.com
- Old-return-path: <teslalist@twfpowerelectronics.com>
- Resent-date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 12:27:59 -0600 (MDT)
- Resent-from: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
- Resent-message-id: <L9YupB.A.5nC.toCVCB@poodle>
- Resent-sender: tesla-request@xxxxxxxxxx
Original poster: "Steven Steele" <sbsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
How could I find the capacitance of my hommade caps? I can't do anything
with an o-scope to measure it becaus the caps require high voltages to
charge them at all. Maybe if I used a DC power supply, like a computer
moniter, and set it up with a spark gap, I may be able charge it longer
than .008 seconds(half the period of a 60Hz waveform), and I could time how
long it takes (approximately) for the spark to break out.Do ya'll think
that would work?
Steven
Steele