Re: Beginner Q's

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Original poster: robert heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I make my own capacitors. I use plastic bag stock for heat sealing bags that
is double thick and a convenient width. I role 12 thickness around flashing
with a 1.5 inch overlap on each end
 A container to hold each capacitor in oil is always a problem.
-You can get all thickness of plastic up to 3 in thick from any plastic
supplier. Some will even cut it for you. I just buy hole sheets and over 3
sheets they will deliver as it is 160 miles to the supplier.
     Robert   H-


> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:07:37 -0700
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> Subject: Beginner Q's
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> Resent-Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:10:13 -0700 (MST)
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> Original poster: Michael Brooks <screaminfleadesigns@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I am working on the cap for my coil and have some probably
> rudamentary questions.
>
> The dialectric I have chosen is high density polyethylene and the
> plates are to be roof flashing.
> I used the Teslac program by Mark Graalman for the perameters and
> found that using 40mil poly and 60" X 14" flashing would give me
> .019uf @ 8kV.  The transformer is an Allanson NST 15kV @ 30ma. The
> trans/cap matching program stated the trans could handle .0038uf and
> would need to be rated at least 37500v for stability.
>
> I figure I will need to build 5 caps and put them in series, this
> will give me the .0038uf I need and a 40Kv rating.
>
> Q1: Where can I find 40mil poly?  The closest I have found is a 6 mil
> at a hardware
> store and I assumme I cannot just use multiple layers to get the 40 mils.
>
> Q2: How tightly does this cap ne ed to be rolled as far as the ID of
> the completed cap coil?
>
> Q3: I have 6 gallons of transformer oil for the caps but am looking
> for ideas about the container for them - would setting the rolls
> inside PVC pipe and capping the ends be feasible?
>
> Q4: What are some ways to band the completed cap coil so it does not fly
> apart?
>
> Q5: What are some methods and materials for attaching leads to the 
cap plates?
>
> Thank you all for your input,
>
> 'Flea
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