Re: Size of Primary High Voltage Capacitor

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Original poster: Bart Anderson <classi6-at-classictesla-dot-com> 

Actually no, Greg Leyh's Electrum uses a 0.27uF cap size.
http://www.lod-dot-org/

Take care,
Bart


Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
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>Well, at least in most amateur tesla coil applications.  I'm sure some
>the of biggest monster coils would
>easily use a 0.5uF to 1uF capacitor on the primary.  Perhaps the
>Lightning on Demand brute uses such.
>
>Dan
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> > The capacitance is far too high to be useful in any sort of Tesla coil
> > application, despite Ebay merchants suggesting otherwise.
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> > Gary Lau
> > MA, USA
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> > Original poster: "WIZZARD ." <pbobyk-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> > It is not entirely obvious to me whether a 500nfd or even a 1ufd
> > capacitor
> > is of any use in a Tesla coil application. These items come up on ebay
> > quite frequently, and I wondered why they are not scooped up
> > by coilers.
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> > There is a charge time constant that applies that I am ignorant of.
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > WIZZARD
> > Dwight, Ontario
> > Canada
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