Re: Microwave capacitors

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Original poster: "Chris Rutherford" <chris1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

zoom... (I have got it covered with some UV protective PVC sheet now...)

www.hackinghardware.com/rsg.avi

Could anyone recommend a good transformer oil, other than erm.. transformer 
oil. i.e. how does vegetable oil behave under 12KV? and temperatures.

Thanks

Chris

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Rutherford" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: Microwave capacitors


> Hi All,
>
> HV inductor 6 x 10H 100ma (need to submerse in oil to keep cool and 
> protect insulation)
>
> PSU cap 1.3uf
> Pulse cap 20nf
>
> Seems to work ok, the arc quenching is quite bad and I need a de-quing diode.
>
> www.hackinghardware.com/indpsu.avi
>
> Got my pri and sec wound, all set to go.  I suppose I should really think 
> about putting all my stuff in a nice box with a fan, before it all gets 
> fired by a 500KV spark!
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Microwave capacitors
>
>
> > Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Chris,
> > I looked at your schematic and I would like to know the values of the 
> > components you are using, caps, diodes, and inductors. Can you provide 
> > this information? Also, I read your other post. Do you have 2 MOT's? If 
> > so, why wouldn't you go ahead and use your first design? Wouldn't it be 
> > much more robust than the single MOT design? Regards.
> > Paul
> > Think Positive
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 6:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: Microwave capacitors
> >
> > Original poster: "Chris Rutherford" <chris1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > As it turns out, I don't need two transformers, I can simply reverse the
> > diodes on the lower half of the circuit.  Effectively its a 4 stage
> > multiplier but centre tapped and supplied by two diode capacitor circuits,
> > one for the positive rail and one for the negative rail.
> >
> > Works quite nicely, I have just managed to vaporise a 10W 10K ohm ceramic
> > resistor, by taping in on to the end of a nylon pole I put it between the
> > terminals and the poor resistor exploded (amazing!!!).
> >
> > Next for the chokes and finally the high voltage pulse capacitor,  I dread
> > to think what that would do to a 10K ohm resistor.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 7:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: Microwave capacitors
> >
> >
> > >Original poster: "Chris Rutherford" <chris1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I was thinking about using 2 microwave transformers and 2 multipliers as
> > >my primary PSU.  This will give 2*2*2000*1.4=11KV peak across an arc
> > >(transformers grounded at centre giving +/-5.5KV.
> > >
> > >I'd appreciate any comments on my PSU circuit.  I will use a dedicated
> > >pulse capacitor, and the chokes are to prevent my multiplier circuit >from
> > .............