Re: [TCML] Let's try this again... - was: [TCML] MMC pics

["Henry Hallam" <hallam@xxxxxxx>]

Capacitors look okay.  Resistors are going to catch fire.

On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Troy Peterson <troypeterson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Last time I looked Electronics Goldmine (www.goldmine-elec.com) had some
> high voltage resistors available. I picked up some 18meg, 4kv resistors, but
> I haven't used them yet. Actual high voltage resistors may not really offer
> much in this application other than a physically larger distance between
> leads for voltage standoff... Not sure if that's worth the expense.
>
> Troy.
>
> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz wrote:
>>
>> Nicholas J. Goble wrote:
>>>
>>> Today I made a new MMC.  I took apart the old one and straightened all
>>> the leads the best I could.  I then found an unused cutting board (it's
>>> blue, I hope that doesn't matter) in my kitchen and used it to mount the
>>> caps.  I drilled holes in the board and cut it lengthwise to make two long,
>>> narrow boards (it's tough to cut the plastic with a jigsaw; it melts behind
>>> the blade).  I used too much solder than I wanted to, the leads weren't
>>> clean.
>>>
>>> I made two boards of six caps.  The caps are in series with the resistors
>>> parallel.  Pictures submitted for approval.
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/28523883@N06/2662861930/in/photostream/
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/28523883@N06/2662862400/
>>>
>>> What do you think?  Are they Tesla worthy??
>>
>> Now they look ok. I would prefer physically larger resistors, or several
>> in series, but these probably will work.
>> To cut plastic with a jigsaw, apply some oil to the blade. Cuts like
>> butter then.
>>
>> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
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