Hello Skip,
anyway you can also check one of the most important parameter for such
capacitor that is dv/dt rating on the datasheet and compare it with
polypropylene.
Regards
Pier
Il giorno mar 12 nov 2024 alle ore 03:07 <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha
scritto:
> Gary,
> I was afraid of that. I was hoping they might be useful since I came into
> possession of a few hundred of these.
>
> Skip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2024 7:03 PM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tcml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [TCML] Re: Polypropylene vs Metalized Polyester
>
> Unfortunately, polyester, a.k.a Mylar, is not a suitable dielectric for
> Tesla coil tank circuits, it is too lossy and will overheat and fail in
> short order. Polypropylene is what you want.
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 6:59 PM <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I have seen that polypropylene is the best choice for Tesla coils.
> > What would be the comparison with Metalized Polyester.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have "inherited" a good quantity of Metalized Polyester caps from
> > Wesco at .033uF / 15KVDC. Would these be good tor Tesla Coil use?
> >
> >
> >
> > Skip
> >
> >
> >
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