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Re: 2 foot sparks - need more garage!
From: Micheal Huff[SMTP:msnock-at-theonramp-dot-net]
Reply To: msnock-at-theonramp-dot-net
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 1997 9:26 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: 2 foot sparks - need more garage!
Tesla List wrote:
>
> From: Kevin[SMTP:wawa-at-spectra-dot-net]
> Reply To: wawa-at-spectra-dot-net
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 1997 9:39 AM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Re: 2 foot sparks - need more garage!
>
> > hall and try it out at 7500v. My caps are
> > rated at 28kV DC so 7500v AC is the max.
> > Alan Sharp (UK).
>
> How do you figure an equivalent AC voltage for a cap rated in DC. I
> don't want to bust mine.
Well, since the DC rating is the peak rating of the cap you can use:
ACRating = DCRating * .7071
Always give a 30% margin or more, and give an even bigger margin if
using it in a disruptive Tesla tank circuit.
Mike
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