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Capacitor Question
Original poster: mileswaldron@xxxxxxxxxxx
Dear All,
I have used the exact same "value" caps from Cornell (CDE), and TDK
(laser pulse) on my coil at 14-15nF. I am using an 8 inch sphere as a
topload. I am getting great results from both, but there is a very
big difference between the two. The CDEs create thinner spiker whiter
arcs, sometimes multiple, that jump around like quanta. However, the
TDKs create one big thick bluish arc that rolls slowly around the
ball. I like the TDK's effect much better.
Is there another parameter having to do with a capaicitor, like how
fast it can discharge, or how they are wired in parallel, that would
explain this behavior? Why are some capacitors "better" in this way
than others?
Miles