Re: [TCML] mmc cap protection by spark-gaps-any ideas?

[CONOR WHYTE <cjwhyte@xxxxxxx>]

It is interesting that when caps are shipped the caps leads are generally shorted. Large capacitors are also shipped like this. If this was a bad practice why would they do it?


----- Original Message -----
From: FIFTYGUY@xxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:35 am
Subject: Re: [TCML] mmc cap protection by spark-gaps-any ideas?
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx

> Folks-
>  
>     Speaking of grounding hooks, shorting sticks, 
> etc.,  I've never noticed 
> one in any pic of a Tesla Coil. Anybody want to post some  
> pics of how they do 
> it?
>  
>     A while back Terry Fritz gave a link to a 
> site with  nice illustrated 
> safety instructions for dealing with big caps, but the link 
> no  longer works. 
>  
>     Anybody have a link to the applicable ANSI, 
> NFPA,  IEEE, etc. standards 
> for the safe discharge and handling of high energy  capacitors?
>  
> -Phil LaBudde
> Center for the Advanced Study of Ballistic  Improbabilities
> 
> 
> 
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