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Re: Rotaty popping, (Was Re: commercial cap failure)
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Rotaty popping, (Was Re: commercial cap failure)
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From: "Herwig Roscher" <herwig.roscher@gmx.de> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
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Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 06:51:14 -0600
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Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
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Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme
Jon Rosenstiel wrote:
> I'm chicken to wire the safety gap across the cap because when
> I once did the cap failed just as the safety fired. Maybe a
coincidence, but I'm not pushing my luck!
Jon,
If you didn't wire a resistor in series with your cap safety gap, you
actually shorted the fully charged cap.
Safe coiling to you!
Herwig