Re: Build own capacators

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Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>


Yes, mmc is prob the best way to go , I may try my hand at one too, 
but to say home built caps suck,....well, ............


From:  "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  Re: Build own capacators
Date:  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:13:40 -0700
>Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Hi,
>
>At 06:27 PM 12/15/2005, you wrote:
>
>>Dave, Colorado.................3 TCBOR poly caps still working
>>since about 1992...1993,...
>
>Don't "jinx" them Dave!!!  Now they are probably going to blow up
>tomorrow :o)))
>
>>SUCK !!?? ,.........I dont think so !..... Heck, why bother
>>building your own coil !!!, just buy one off of ebay !!   Have it
>>shipped , take out of the box, plug it in and Whoopy!!  Shame to
>>the person that builds is own stuff !!! ,....
>>
>>.....
>> >
>> >Matt, you're missing the real point: HOMEMADE CAPS
>> >SUCK!
>
>I bought my tube coil off e-bay.  I never would have figured it out
>otherwise.  But once I had a working one, I could study it and
>figure it all out.  I think it cut a giant amount of time off my
>learning curve there!!!
>
>Of course, if you have good caps, use them ;-)))  I think we are
>just trying to point out the options people have and be sure they
>don't go to a lot of trouble making oil caps just because they are
>not aware of the newer MMCs.  There will always be people making
>caps with glass, mica, and other old ways for various reasons.  But
>that will be because they want to not because they have too... There
>was a person a few years ago trying "clay caps" just for fun....
>When people ask us how to make caps, we just suggest MMCs since they
>are sort of the "best" to suggest.  But they are not the "only" type
>of cap out there...  If one is making a big pig system where MMCs
>get to be too expensive and commercial caps are not an option, then
>a nice rolled oil cap may be a fine way to go!!
>
>Cheers,
>
>         Terry
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