Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> At 11:08 PM 7/8/2006, you wrote:
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.
One could always figure out what the 95% VR rating would be using the capacitor life equations from Maxwell.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/caplife.htmGiven the really high exponent for voltage, it might be possible to run it at a lower voltage and more than make up for the effects of reversal.
It's a 35 kV rated capacitor.. running it at, say, 20 kV, would be a very large change.