Now that I think of it, I've never used bleeder resistors in a MMC
capacitor. Unless my physics are incorrect (someone please correct me)
bleeder resistors are not necessary in a tesla coil capacitor. I am
under the impression that they are used to safely discharge the cap
after power has been shut off, but if you look at a simple tesla coil
schematic, a complete circuit always exists with the capacitor,
preventing charge separation... the cap is always in a state of
equilibrium when power is off. Does the cap staying charged have
something to do with the back EMF from the primary transformers
secondary winding? In all my experience, ive never had a cap retain a
charge after shutdown. Can someone shed some light on this theory. Do
you really need bleeder resistors? Thanks
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