Re: [TCML] reply to herr zapp about mikes capacitor fail...

["Quarkster" <quarkster@xxxxxxx>]

Bill -

The 1600V series of Panasonic ECQ-E capacitors are rated for DC only.

Panasonic does offer two styles of AC-rated capacitors in the ECQ-E series, 
but the maximum voltage ratings are only 125 VAC and 250 VAC.

Thee datasheets can be seen at: 
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/components/utilities/power_supply.html

Regards,
Herr Zapp

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Noble" <william_b_noble@xxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] reply to herr zapp about mikes capacitor fail...


> .22 uf 1600V sounds a lot like panasonic ECQ-E caps that I had a huge pile 
> of and sold mostly to folks on this group 5 or more years ago - if it is 
> those capacitors, that rating was an AC rating, as I recall, so the 
> quantity you need in series to be safe is less.
(snip)


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