Re: [TCML] crusher capacitor design

["Ken" <kens.coil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

DC,

I have no problem charging the capacitors.

My question is this:

Since the same amount of energy in joules is delivered to the coin crusher 
with either capacitor configuration, will the coin crusher work better if a 
higher voltage is used, such as 12000 volts, as in capacitors in series, or 
will the coin crusher will work better with less voltage, say 1500 volts, 
with more capacitors in parallel, and more current?

The energy works out the same either way.

Or does the working of a coin crusher depend on the kind of the capacitor as 
in dv/dt? I think that I have 72 monster electrolytics now, and in the past 
I have been successful using big PIO capacitors.

Thanks!

Ken


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] crusher capacitor design


> I have a circuit using a MOT with a x 5 multiplier that produces 11 kV DC 
> to
> drive a can crusher coil.
>
> Fire me an email off-list and I will send it to you.
>
> Dr. Resonance
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Ken <kens.coil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > List,
> >
> > I have managed to acquire 72 X EPCOS 500V- capacitors. I want to make a
> > coin crusher using these capacitors. Would it be best to wire these in 
> > sets
> > of three of 24 in series for 12000 volts? I first tried it with three 
> > sets
> > of 24 in parallel for 1500 volts for a great bang, but no crush. Is the 
> > high
> > voltage needed in order to make it crush?
> >
> > Here is a link to my other 6000 joule coin crusher that I would like to
> > parallel these new capacitors with for a total of 20,000 joules.
> >
> > http://kenscoil.com/coincrusher.htm
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ken
> > http://kenscoil.com
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