Re: [TCML] Maxwell #31915 colossal pulse caps

["Kevin Eldredge" <oklahomacoiler@xxxxxxxxx>]

David

  The Biggg Coil uses two .346 uF @40 kVdc Maxwells in series.  These were
puchesed used on the internet back in the late 1990's and have performed
well to this date.  It was a gamble, but well worth it !

Kevin



On 8/14/08, David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> Thanks for the response. Yes, if I was considering using one of
> these at a significant percentage of its nameplate voltage rating,
> then I would not have given them a second thought. However,
> due to their relatively huge cpacitance along with their 100 kV
> rating, I was thinking of using a minimum of 2 (and probably 3)
> of these in series to get the capacitance down to more "down to
> earth" levels for even a large Tesla coil setup. I think Kevin
> Eldrege (the BIGGG Tesla coil in Oklahoma) only uses .188
> uF total C with his behemoth Telsa coil. So with just 2 of these
> seriesed, we're still looking at ~.24 uF (most of them have a
> "measured capacitance" of about .48 uF) at a whopping 200 kV!
>
>
> Happy coiling,
> David
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