Re: Maxwell capacitor 35Kv 0.03uf

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Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I think these are the caps that go up on ebay every now and then for 
$110ish. These work well for 12/120 nst's or a pt, but can't take the 
15kV ones very long (gave up after making $200+ in paperweights). So 
the voltage rating is pretty much maxed (unlike 942c's), but the 
other ratings are very conservative. For 18J, these pack a heck of a 
punch. Before I got my x-ray tranny for a jacob's ladder I was using 
a 9/60 nst with one of these in series with the sec. to cancel out 
some of the shunts without depotting (8-10" fat arcs, but limited to 
30 sec runs , nst was quite hot at that point).Went to discharge the 
cap after a run with a  2-foot piece of hv wire and had a 12" blue 
fireball that sounded like a gunshot or firecracker (made my ears 
ring). Didn't explode the entire wire luckily, just 1"or so near the 
2nd contact point (had it in my hand). Not sure I wanna try that at 
the full 18J since that was no more than 3.3J.

Mike
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Subject: Re: Maxwell capacitor 35Kv 0.03uf


> Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Voltage reversals typical in Tesla circuits 90-95%.  This cap is 
> only rated for max of 50% and average of 15% --- it would be pushed 
> very hard if used in a Tesla oscillator circuit.
>
> Dr. Resonance
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Maxwell capacitor 35Kv 0.03uf
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> > Original poster: "C. Sibley" <a37chevy@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The spec sheet for this capacitor is available on my web page:
> >
> > http://www.wackorama.com/tesla/maxwell_37667.jpg
> >
> > Curt.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> > Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2006 11:43:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: Maxwell capacitor 35Kv 0.03uf
> >
> >
> > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > What is the pulse duty rating for this cap?
> >
> > Dr. Resonance
> >
> >
> > >Hey gang I have a Maxwell pulse capacitor for sale or trade for
> > >Cornell Dubilier caps of 2000 Vdc .15Mfd if interested please
> > >contact me off list.
> > >Specks are
> > >Catalog no 37667
> > >Rated Cap 0.03 uf
> > >Voltage 35Kv
> > >Ser no. 9645C0116
> > >