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Re: Help identify this cap please?

Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>



CSI --- Capacitor Specialists, INC.     Escondido CA

Dr. Resonance
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Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: Help identify this cap please?


> Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau@xxxxxx>
>
> I just found a promising HV cap at the MIT flea market. The cap is lime
> green, measures 8.25" x 3.75" x 4", and the manufacturer's logo looks
> like "FSI" or "CSI". There were two caps available, but one looked like
> it had a poorly made seam repair with RTV, so I just took one, for $5.
> The caps were marked 60W294, 0.6uF, 60kV, but measured .05uF, more in
> line with the dimensions. Both caps measured identically. A photo may
> be seen at www.laushaus.com/tesla/greencap.jpg.
>
> I'd be grateful if anyone might be able to explain the discrepancy
> between the marked value and the measured value, and might know
> something about its PPS rating.
>
> Thanks and regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
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