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Re: [TCML] maxwell Capacitor



Hey---

Do you need 100 amps RMS? That would be a big coil indeed. My TC has a peak primary circulating current of 110 amps peak, but the RMS is only about 6 amps. Wikipedia has formulas. You can calculate for the damped sine wave, then multiply it by the square of the duty cycle.

---Carl

-----Original Message----- From: jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 10:47 AM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] maxwell Capacitor

Thank you,


I could not find a way on the site to get to the pdf datasheets, but your link has shown me how to get to them all. =)
Cheers for that!

The 25A hard limit is killing me, as I need around 100A .04uf. Oh well, these caps are not a good investment as such.



Thanks,
John "Jay" Howson IV


"Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off your hands."

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Hickman" <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 10:29:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] maxwell Capacitor

Hi Jay,

This capacitor is a double-ended polypropylene film-foil pulse cap that
can be safely used in a TC tank circuit.

Although MOST Maxwell 31xxx-series caps are rated at 1 pulse per second
(PPS), this particular 0.09 uF 40 kV pulse capacitor is an exception. As
long as you keep the RMS current below 25A, you should be able to run
this cap at virtually any break rate.

Please note that a single capacitor should be limited to a maximum AC
charging source of about 40/3 kV RMS (or about 13.3 kV RMS) to prevent
overvolting during ringing in the tank circuit. The cap is rated for 20%
voltage reversal, so the above voltage derating will keep it in a safe
operating region. Since this cap uses older film-foil technology, it is
not self-healing - be careful not to accidentally overvolt it.

The spec sheet for this cap can be found here:
www.ga-esi.com/EP/capacitors/cap-specs/31662.pdf

Bert
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Stoneridge Engineering
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jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hello All,
Does any one have information on the Maxwell 31662?
Specifically how it might fair in coil use?
I cant locate a data sheet, just the spars information on the maxwell site.



Thanks,
John "Jay" Howson IV


"Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off your hands."

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