Re: New Capacitors - Useful?

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• Subject: Re: New Capacitors - Useful?
• From: "ross andrews" <sflourine-at-home-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:57:37 -0700
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	Hi Andy,

	These sound like power factor correction caps (the first says KVAR, and
both are rated to commonly used distribution voltages) and unless these
are different then the ones I have (had), the are good for only one
thing: power factor correction.  I attempted to use these for my TC and
they didn't last long (even 3 13.8kV  units in series!).  Am told that
the dielectric is no good for high frequencies - but they'd be great for
a centerpiece at the dining room table! :-)
	
	Ross

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "Andy Cleary" <gemware2-at-dreamscape-dot-com>
> 
>         At a recent auction (as mentioned in a previous post) I was fortunate
> enough to be the high bidder on a lot of 10 high voltage capacitors.  They
> are GE brand Dielektrol capacitors w/ Internal Discharge Resistors.
> 
> Six of them are rated as follows:
> 2.95 uF,        4,800 V,        1 PH,   25 KVAR,        60 Hz
> They have two big insulators on either end coming from the top.
> 
> The other four are rated as follows:
> .25 uF,         13800 V,        60 Hz
> They have one big insulator on one end, coming from the top.
> 
> Would these be useful in any form of Tesla Coil Duty?
> 
> -Andy

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