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Re: [TCML] microwave cap.



On 4/22/15 6:39 PM, Doug wrote:
Can a microwave oven capacitor be used with a very small Tesla coil? Cap
is AC2100V-1.05uf, power supply is a small neon transformer, 6KV-30ma


No.

microwave oven capacitors are basically line frequency (50-60 Hz) DC filter capacitors. Actually, they're used in a voltage doubler configuration, but the main thing is that the AC current through them is at line frequency.

In a TC application, it needs to carry RF at 100-300 kHz.

They're also much, much too big a capacitance (1 uF) and too low a voltage (2kV).




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