BIG Capacitors

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Subject: BIG Capacitors
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 23:48:24 -0600
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From:  Jim Fosse [SMTP:jim.fosse-at-bjt-dot-net]
Sent:  Friday, February 20, 1998 10:34 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: BIG Capacitors


>From:  Eleanor Flood [SMTP:eflood-at-bellsouth-dot-net]
>Sent:  Sunday, January 04, 1998 4:08 PM
>To:  Tesla List
>Subject:  Re: BIG Capacitors
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>> The caps are used in a non-repetitive situation so the only real
>> qualities they must have are being able to consistently withstand the
>> applied DC voltage with a safe margin and low ESR (extended foil is
>> mandatory). A design for a dry-fired rolled cap that fits this
>> description is available on Jim Fosse's Website and also I think on
>> the nic.funet site. These caps are relatively cheap to build and you
>> can scale the design without degrading it or build a number of them
>> an parallel them up. Yes, it's my design.
>> 
>> Malcolm

>Please, need URL address for nic.funet and/or Jim Fosse website.
>We are new at this and do not have the addresses.
>We would like to build our own BIG capacitors, if possible.
>Thanks.
>Elli

Elli,
	Malcolm's caps are on my ftp site now. They are not on
Kristian's ftp site though.

ftp://ftp.bjt-dot-net/users/jfosse/

do check out Kristians site thought for some excellent pictures.

ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/electrical/tesla/

pictures in the /pictures directory;)

construction in the misc directory.

	jim