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Re: Cap safety gaps (fwd)
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Cap safety gaps (fwd)
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From: Tesla List <mod1@pupman.com>
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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 20:58:43 -0600 (MDT)
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Approved: mod1@pupman.com
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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:25:07 EDT
From: Esondrmn@aol.com
To: tesla@pupman.com
Subject: Re: Cap safety gaps (fwd)
In a message dated 98-08-07 04:57:11 EDT, you write:
<< All,
A couple of weeks ago I purchased 2 used Condenser Products 25nF 20kV
caps; from the original purchase.
What spacing for safety gaps do you use? I don't want to smoke them
like I've been doing with my home rolled caps.
What would you recomend as the maximum voltage I use?
regards,
jim
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Jim,
I am using two of the exact same caps in parallel. Power supply is a 14,400
volt 5kva pole transformer. I have the spark gap across the caps set at about
1/2". This gap was set at 5/8" and fired many times before I got my primary
charging system straightened out.
Ed Sonderman