Re: Capacitor!

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• Subject: Re: Capacitor!
• From: art <ignatz-at-datasync-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 22:33:06 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

i built my plate caps from polyethylene for the dialect (100' x 20' x .006"
foot roll $25) with plenty left over, aluminum flashing was $12 and mineral oil
was about 10 dollars. enough to build 4 caps at 13.5nf. the construction was
not all that difficult but was time consuming. 12k/30ma nst you will need
.0066uf cap. that's what i use with my 12/30 nst. if you want to see what i
done look here
http://www.datasync-dot-com/~ignatz/electro/teslacoil/platecap/homadecaps.htm
i suggest to build those capacitors you will save big dollars and learn from
your mistakes. my caps have performed well.
good luck
Art


Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: "Spud" <spud-at-wf-dot-net>
>
> Hey.  My first Tesla coil (my first high-voltage project at all) is slowly
> starting to take form.  I am using a 12kV/30mA neon transformer, and
> WinTesla recommends a 0.7295uF capacitor for such a transformer.  If anyone
> else on the list has access to a capacitor of that magnitude, and you want
> to sell it, please keep me in mind. :)   (I'm hoping I won't have to pay
> too much for it, I'm a 17 year-old high-school student. :))
>
>         Thanks,
>              Ryan

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