RE: caps

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: RE: caps
From: Toxandale-at-SPP-dot-org (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 21:21:56 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

I understand you can series electrolytic caps in "mirrored"  pairs to
get an AC acceptable "non-polar" usage with these types of caps (tie the
positive ends together in each pair to get one ac cap). This is theory,
and I have not actually practiced it.

Terry

> ----------
> From: 	Tesla List[SMTP:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> Sent: 	Saturday, May 27, 2000 6:11 PM
> To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: 	Re: caps
> 
> Original Poster: "Grayson B Dietrich" <electrofire-at-juno-dot-com> 
> 
> While I'm sure others will answer this as well, It is my understanding
> that  most electrolytic caps will burn out or worse (explode) if you
> run
> AC on them. Certainly they can not withstand the RF in a TC tank
> circuit!
> 
> -Grayson Dietrich
> 
> On Wed, 24 May 2000 07:23:14 -0600 Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> writes:
> > Original Poster: "Steve Young" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-com> 
> > 
> > Mike,
> > Consider an electrolytic "MMC"!  Just string together 10 or more 400
> 
> > volt
> > 150+ mF electrolytic caps with equalizing resistors across each of 
> > them.
> > Can't beat the price.  HV electrolytics are available from many 
> > surplus
> > houses such as All Electronics.
> > --Steve Young
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 4:58 PM
> > Subject: caps
> > 
> > 
> > > Original Poster: "Mike Nolley" <nolleym-at-willamette.edu>
> > >
> > >     I have started building my DC powered Poulsen coil, and I am 
> > looking
> > for
> > > filter caps.  I need 2 caps rated 4kv+ and 15 uf+.  If any coilers
> 
> > on the
> > list
> > > have some caps matching these specs (or thereabouts) I'd gladly 
> > pay for
> > them.
> > >                 --Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> 
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