Re: [TCML] Looking for Pole Pig Capacitors

[jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Just a question, 


How do you know that these capacitors would be suitable for the RF a coil uses? I cant find any data sheets for it anywhere. 


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aerovox-Tesla-50KV-High-Voltage-Aerostor-Pulse-Capacitor-/200679608603?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb96fd11b#ht_1102wt_1185 




Thanks, 
John "Jay" Howson IV 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Smith" <rwsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:45:46 PM 
Subject: Re: [TCML] Looking for Pole Pig Capacitors 

On 11/25/2011 10:46 PM, Ln2guy42@xxxxxxx wrote: 
> Hi Roger, 
> 
> I have a couple videos on my YouTube channel. 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfQYHF6Z62c&feature=youtube_gdata_player 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqV0ux2Qd0Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player 
> 
> Let me know what you think. 
> 
> Thanks! 
> 
> Amir 
> 
> On Nov 25, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Roger Smith<rwsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
>> On 11/25/2011 5:53 PM, Amir Mojarradi wrote: 
>>> Hello everyone! 
>>> 
>>> I recently destroyed a 0.03 uFd 35kv Maxwell capacitor (#37667) of which I was using (4) in parallel to achieve 0.15 uFd at 35kv. I am running a 10kva 14.7kv pole pig powered coil with a 12in diameter, 57" winding length secondary, and a 60in major/ 12in minor diameter toroid. The single capacitor cracked in half and splashed oil for a good 8 feet. Evidently, my configuration was poorly designed to handle the ~ 15 kv input. Apparently, people have had this issue before and I was previously warned by David Rieben. 
>>> 
>>> David suggested 2 of these Aerovox 0.305 uFd 50KV Capacitors in series, but that would be a bit pricey given the shipping for about152 lbs! Yet, I am considering them. 
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aerovox-Tesla-50KV-High-Voltage-Aerostor-Pulse-Capacitor-/200679608603?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb96fd11b 
>>> 
>>> Is anyone willing to sell pole pig suitable capacitors, either single unit or several, for approximately a 0.15uFd 50KV + rated capacitor bank? I'm a student and my budget is around $100-200 and I will of course pay for shipping and handling; I live near Pasadena, California. Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions regarding possible capacitor choices; they will be greatly appreciated. 
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your kindness, 
>>> 
>>> Amir Mojarradi 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> Those Aerovox capacitors sound like a good deal to me. Im tempted to get a couple myself but if I made my coil any more powerful I would have to take it outside to run it. Your set up sounds pretty awesome. Do you have any pictures? 
>> 
>> Roger 
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Thanks Amir, It looks like your coil is doing really well other than 
the capacitor problem. I'm running with .08 uf capacitance on my 
coil. Here is a link to a video of it. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWtp9UrAjk 

Roger 
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