Re: Success with PP Multi-Mini Cap

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• Subject: Re: Success with PP Multi-Mini Cap
• From: Richard Hull <rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 03:40:46 -0600
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

In some of our very earliest video reports from back in 1989 and 90 we show how
to
make two different type of Tesla caps made up with series strings of smaller
polypropylene units under oil.  They work fine until you start throwing th'
coals
to things.  Best for beginner systems under 2KW.

Richard Hull, TCBOR

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
>
> In a message dated 3/29/99 2:13:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
>
> >  As I mentioned a few days ago, I have had some encouraging results with a
> >  > new tank capacitor made from a series/parallel array of small .015uF
> >  > 1.6KVDC polypropylene commercial caps.  Briefly, I used series strings
of
> >  > sixteen of the caps for an effective DC voltage rating of 25.6KV, with a
> >  > 15KV-RMS/60mA NST power supply.
>
> >  > Regards, Gary Lau
> >  > Waltham, MA USA
> >
> >  Gary:
> >
> >          Very interesting.  How much do the individual capacitors cost and
> > where
> >  did you get them?
> >
> >  Ed
> Gary,
>
> Are these cap strings submerged in oil?
>
> Ed Sonderman

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