Re: [TCML] Looking for MMC Capacitors

[jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Just a thought, but is there there a chart or graph somewhere to assist in choosing cap size? 


Thanks, 
John "Jay" Howson IV 


"Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off you hands." 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, August 5, 2010 4:48:59 PM 
Subject: Re: [TCML] Looking for MMC Capacitors 

I carry them in stock. What size xmfr asre you using/ That determines cap 
size. 

Dr. Resonance 




On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Ray Whiteside <rs.whiteside@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: 

> I have had a hellacious time finding appropriate caps to buy for my MMC. 
> The 
> tank capacitor needs to be close to 10nF and be able to withstand around 
> 16kV, so I've been looking for 1-2 kV caps and capacitance values to keep 
> the number of strings somewhat reasonable. Polypropylene caps with 
> charge/discharge rates over 1000 V/microsecond and all the other above 
> requirements have been very difficult for me to track down online, and when 
> I finally do the minimum order is something like 150 pieces. 
> 
> Essentially I'm sorry for the really noob/seemingly google-able question 
> here, but could someone point me to a good source for small coil caps 
> and/or 
> another solution? I have already bought one set from a sub-par site, and 
> the 
> lack of complete spec sheet on the site led me to end up buying caps with 
> the same part number as what I wanted, but another version with 1/5th the 
> capacitance value. I am trying to see if I can use some good will from here 
> to avoid another such mistake. :) 
> 
> Thanks 
> -- 
> Raymond Whiteside 
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