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Re: microwave caps



Subject: 
        Re: microwave caps
  Date: 
        Thu, 20 Mar 1997 18:12:55 +0200
  From: 
        Kenneth Aaron <kennetha-at-geocities-dot-com>
    To: 
        Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com

(snip)

>  Reply-To: 
>           rickh-at-ghgcorp-dot-com
>        To: 
>           Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>References: 
>           1
>
>
>Tesla List wrote:
> Microwave caps are rated at 2uF 4000vrms.
>> if i use 6 of these in series , with a 12000v transformer , would
>> the thing hold ?
>> the transformer is 1kw.
>
>-- 
>Kenneth,
>They might very well hold, but the performance would be dismal at best.
>These capacitors are not designed for pulse discharge and would rapidly
>overheat and destroy themselves at worst or die a slow death and give
>poor performance at best.
>
>For an electric fence with approx 3 discharges per second, they can't be
>beat! 
>
>   Rick Holland
>
>   The answer is 42.
>
>

ok, you convinced me. 

If i use the bottle capacitor (6 pack) i read about here on the web, is
this good enough ?
this is my first project so i'll live with second best.
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Kenneth Aaron 
E-mail : kennetha-at-geocities-dot-com
http://www.geocities-dot-com/SunsetStrip/8736/
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