RE: [TCML] single mot coil

["Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>]

You're just going to have to pony up.  MOT coils are relatively high-powered and a mylar cap will overheat in short order.  Perhaps you've noticed that caps typically used fall in the range of 0.005 to 0.1 uF.  Yours is 76uF.  Problem, yes?

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Clive Hansen
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:48 PM
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TCML] single mot coil
>
> Hello,
>     I was building a coil using a 15/30 nst however, I have come up
> short on capacitors. I have a 650w mot laying around and a 76uf 2.3kv
> capacitor. If the spark gap were small enough, could the mot drive a 3.5
> inch diameter coil with a 1300 turn 24 gauge secondary and a 13 turn 6
> gauge primary? Also, I understand mylar caps are no good, however, can
> they be used? Or will they malfunction?
>
>
> -Clive
>
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