Capacitor Help

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Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi everyone,

I'm almost done building my first tesla coil.  I used a 15kv 30mA neon sign
transformer as my source.  I have a spark gap made with two nuts welded to L
shaped brackets with bolts threaded in.  I can adjust the gap by threading
the bolts back and forth.  There is a very powerful 110v squirrel cage fan
cooling the spark gap.

My concern is the capacitor.  I'm trying to purchase something and just not
sure what to get.  I've been searching google.com and looking at sites until
my eyes can't take it anymore.

I can tell from everyone's sites that Polypropylene or Polyethylene is the
way to go.  I can get those from mouser.com but they are only 1k to 3k and
the just look so darn tiny compare to the pictures I see of everyone else's
on the net it's got me worried I'm getting the wrong thing.

If anyone can help me out with capacitor values I need, where to purchase,
etc. I'd be very grateful.  I did find one at amazing1.com but it was $750.
Wow

Thanks
Malcolm