Re: Cornell-Dubilier caps 942C series

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Original poster: "Stan by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <sdarling-at-columbus.rr-dot-com>

It is the 940 series of CD caps that you want to avoid.  I think Robin
accidentally praised the 940s instead of 942s in a post a while back so
if you look in the archive beware of that.

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>
> 
> Hi
> THe 942C series are fine, Roin Copini used them at very high power levels
> and I've also sucessfully used them at about 3kW.
> The 942C series seems to be the ones that were being used here too.
> Their spec is excellent and the 1600v 0.33uF range are excellent value
> $/nF/V
> Ted Linney in NZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 3:17 PM
> Subject: Cornell-Dubilier caps (was salt water caps or buckets?)
> 
> > Original poster: "Bill Vanyo by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <vanyo-at-echoes-dot-net>
> >
> > Tesla list wrote:
> > >
> > > Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> > > Complete plans for a bucket cap can be found at...
> > >
> > > http://www.thegeekgroup-dot-org/Projects/Tesla/capacitors.htm
> >
> > I noticed you're using Cornell-Dubilier caps.  I have a bunch of these
> > (.047uF 3000vdc) that I was planning on using for an MMC.  Then I found
> > a doc on one of Terry's pages (which I can't find now -  it listed
> > "good" caps and "bad" caps for MMC's), and the Cornell-Dubilier's were
> > the only "bad" cap listed.  I know somebody else on the list used these
> > and they blew rather easily.  Are they working for you?  Maybe the ones
> > you have are constructed differently - mine are pure metallized film, no
> > foil (I unrolled one).
> >
> > BTW, your page (listed above) doesn't view under Netscape 4.7
> >
> > - Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >