Re: run capacitors for tc use

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Original poster: "jimmy hynes by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chunkyboy86-at-yahoo-dot-com>


thats the one. why do you ask?

  Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
Original poster: "Nick Andrews by way of Terry Fritz "

Was that this one: Model: N50H2210G12R for $1.00 each?

Nick A











 >From: "Tesla list"
 >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >Subject: Re: run capacitors for tc use
 >Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 21:33:38 -0700
 >
 >Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz "
 >
 >
 >Hi Jimmy,
 >
 >Connecting a bunch of these caps in series should work as a TC tank cap.
 >The voltage rating for MO caps is VAC RMS, but at 60 Hz. It would be
 >prudent to derate the voltage rating to 33-50% of this for RF use, since
 >internal stresses (in particular the risk of partial discharge damage on
 >the polypropylene (PP) dielectric) increase subs! tantially with increasing
 >frequency. You'll need to connect quite a few in series anyway to get the
 >capacitance down to a usable range. Connecting 20 or more of these caps in
 >series should do the trick for a 15 kV system.
 >
 >Since MO caps are oil impregnated and metal cased, you may also want to
 >put the capacitor bank inside a housing to protect you from a catastrophic
 >failure (hot oil and flying capacitor innards). Good luck!
 >
 >Best regards,
 >
 >-- Bert --
 >--
 >Bert Hickman
 >Stoneridge Engineering
 >"Electromagically" (TM) Shrunken Coins!
 >http://www.teslamania-dot-com
 >
 >Tesla list wrote:
 >>Original poster: "jimmy hynes by way of Terry Fritz "
 >>
 >>
 >>usamfg-dot-net were selling 2200v 1.02uf capacitors made by aerovox. on the
 >>aerovox website it said that the n-series are exte! nded foil construction
 >>with plain or rough polyprop! ylene and kraft; liquid impregnation. isn't
 >>that what you want for a tc capacitor? and is it 2200v rms or peak?
 >>
 >>JImmy





JImmy