Re: option 1 or option 2. - Option 3!

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Original poster: "Jon Danniken" <danniken@xxxxxxxxxxx>

I agree with you here.  When I built my first coil (Charles Caringella's
"BigTC") I was lucky to be able to afford some glass plates for a glass
plate capacitor.  It didn't perform as well as a lot of the coils do now,
but I was happy with it..  It also gave me better chance to learn about
electronics in general, so that I was more able to be comfortable in
modifying and choosing components with at least a basic understanding of how
they work.

Jon



> Original poster: "Mark Broker" <mbroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Save some money and build a saltwater cap - compared to an MMC it's
> much less expensive, much bulkier, but doesn't perform as well.  Use
> clean glass (beer) bottles filled with saltwater.  A google search
> for "saltwater capacitor" should give plenty of designs and such
> :)  A six-pack in a gallon mop bucket will be suitable for your power
supply.
>
> Mark Broker
>
>
>
> On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:58:06 -0600, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >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?