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Subject: capacitors
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 15:09:27 -0600
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From: davmckin [SMTP:davmckin@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 1998 4:42 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: capacitors
Tesla List wrote:
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> From: Kevin Wahila [SMTP:wawa@spectra.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 1998 11:03 AM
> To: tesla@pupman.com
> Subject: capacitors
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> is it better to make one capacitor of X uFwith a dielectric of 90 mils or
> to make three capacitors of 30 mils and then series them to come up with X
> uF and a total of 90 mils dielectric.
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> thanks
> Kevin
Dear Kevin & all,
I would recommend using 3 x 10mil sheets and stacking several
"modules" together to form the required capacitance. If one sheet
has a micro-sized hole, this aides in preventing breakdown.
David L. McKinnon
High Voltage / Transformer Engineer
E-mail: DavMcKin@ix.netcom.com