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Re: new cap



> Hi all
> 
> Can someone please tell me how to break in our new cap.
> At the moment all the oil is still inside so all looks well.
> 
> Cheers Mike Tucknott 


Mike,
It's best to break them in slowly by doing low energy, short time runs
using a variac if you have one. If you don't, short out a few gaps or
close down your spark gap so it's not putting a lot of strain on caps.

I recall Richard Quick recommending a week of break-in before any long,
full power runs, however I was running mine full power within a day or
two.

Good Luck!
Sparkin'
Bob Volk