Re: [TCML] pulse cap specs

[Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>]

These caps hold up just fine in Tesla duty. I've got ten and have never had a problem, even when pushing them over 400 bps. The spec sheet says they're good to 500 pps. The only problem is that you don't know how much abuse they'veseen before you buy them.

Adam


--- On Wed, 5/21/08, bartb <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: bartb <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [TCML] pulse cap specs
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 9:46 PM
> Hope you got my off-list message prior to buying these eBay
> Maxwells?
> 
> The 37667 Maxwell is a known BAD Maxwell at TC duty due to
> 1 pulse per 
> second rating. No good for our coils. Many have tried and
> died.
> 
> As far as series/parallel. Caps in parallel add C and their
> voltage 
> ratings remain the same for each cap. If you series say two
> caps, their 
> voltage rating is the sum of both and their capacitance
> divides.
> 
> Example:
> 
> 2 caps (10kV, 20nF) in parallel = 10kV at 40nF.
> 2 caps (10kV, 20nF) in series = 20kV at 10nF.
> 
> Take care,
> Bart
> 
> douglas smith wrote:
> > i should have given more info about cap  my bad 
> >  
> http://www.teslasystems.com/ebay/capacitors/pulse_maxwell_specs.jpg
> >   if i put 2 in series does that multiply voltage or
> devide uf can't remember been
> >   to long since votech 1983
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