Re: Building the right capacitor

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>



Just use caution when buying these off the internet ---- many of the 
.03 uF Maxwell caps were only rated for 10 pps or less, ie, not Tesla 
coil duty cycle --- and may fail.  Best to call Maxwell with your 
part number to check for sure on it's rated pps.

Dr. Resonance

> Yes a Maxwell 35kv 0.03 uf is sufficient and well worth the investment.
> Gates
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> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 3:07 PM
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> > Original poster: "Drake Schutt" <drake89@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > yes, i was wondering myself.  would a maxwell 35kv 0.03 uf be 
> > sufficient? theyre going for $125 US on ebay.
> >
> > On 5/12/06, Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Original poster: "Kyle Sandbornhesium" 
> > <<mailto:sandbornenterprises@xxxxxxxxxxx> sandbornenterprises@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > What parts are needed to build a capicator for a 15kv 120 ma
> > transformer and do you have any tips on building it?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Kyle
> >
> > _