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Re: Introduction / LTR caps



Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>





From:  "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  Re: Introduction
Date:  Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:35:33 -0600
>Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Hi Miles,
>
>The filter protects the NST from over voltage.  But what you really
>need to do is increase the primary capacitance.  Right now the
>voltage in the primary is probably reasonating up too much and
>blowing the NST.  A larger capacitor will fix that.  We call them
>LTR or Larger Than Resonant capacitor values.  Here is a chart:
>
>http://hot-streamer.com/temp/MMCcapSales.gif
>
>

.....does this chart work for 'NON' neon powered coils (pigs,mots ,etc ) also ? so, at 200-220ma , I'll need .05mfd or more ? Thanks, dave