RE: Stupid Capacitors!

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Original poster: "Neil Richardson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <neil-at-opticalrealities-dot-com>

ok, get make some bottle caps, the thinner and taller the better, as they
expose the best surfact area, pack as many into a container as you can, you
may need lots, since most bottle caps are about 500-2000pF. You will need
many by the sound of it.

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 25 January 2002 15:16
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Stupid Capacitors!


Original poster: "Marry Krutsch by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<u236-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Hi everyone.

	Well, my MMC bank just failed catastrophicaly (burst into flames) for
the 5th time, and my wooden primary form just carbon tracked.  I have
about 5 min. total run time on my coil, so this is going to get
expensive pretty soon!  All but one cap failed open circuit, so the lead
to plate junctions must not be good enough.  I don't have enough $$$ for
a Geek MMC, so I'll probably build a plate cap.  It's going to be big,
since I need 0.1 uF.  I can get PE sheet rather cheaply.  Which is best,
high or low density PE?  Any suggestions?

Now working feverishly,
	Winston