Re: option 1 or option 2.....

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Original poster: Steve Ward <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>

Go for 10 or 11 series of the 942C10P10K.  They are 100nF 2kV caps,
which should get you to 9-10nF at 20-22kV.  Trust me, they are much
better than the capacitors you listed.

Steve Ward

On 11/7/05, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: Rich Simpson <richcreations@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> you want to use the 942c series, the 940c series will not survive
> tesla coil duty.
> -Rich
> On Nov 7, 2005, at 3:58 PM, Tesla list wrote:
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> >Original poster: "Langer Giv'r" <transworldsnowboarding19@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Hi again, since i am using ALL my money to buy caps i need to
> >choose wisely...  which one would you guys recommend: (i am using a
> >10KV 23mA OBIT by the way = 6.1nF resonance)
> >
> >Option one:  5984-940C30S1K-F Cornell Dubilier 3KVDC 0.01uF  5
> >strings of 8 pcs each:
> >                                        40 caps for total of 6.25nF.
> >(x50) 1.23 each for total of $61.50
> >
> >Option two:  5984-940C30S47K-F Cornell Dubilier 3KVDC 0.047  2
> >strings of 12 pcs each:
> >                                       24 caps for total of 7.8nF.
> >(x25) 2.00 each for total of $50.00
> >
> >or should i just scrap both those options and go for far larger
> >than resonance?  i am of a strictly tight budget.  thanks for all
> >the help and hopefully i will finish my first coil within the 6
> >months ive been working on it.
> >
> >p.s.  why is the voltage of the entire MMC (3KV * 8 = 24000  /   5
> >strings = 4800V??) only 4800 volts when the peak voltage of the
> >xfrm is 14140V?
> >thanks
> >
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