Re: Arctronics capacitors

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Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net> 

You might want to keep in mind these places are selling USED equipment. It's
possible junkyard A may have better stuff than junkyard B, but they both are
dealing in stuff of questionable origin and history. I'ts not likely they
have control of the quality of what they sell.

KEN

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Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: Arctronics capacitors


 > Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 >
 > So who is better? Tesla system reserach or alltronics? I think alltronics
 > because Tesla system reserach solds old caps that have no life in them?
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 8:19 PM
 > Subject: Re: Arctronics capacitors
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk>
 >  >
 >  > Kreso,
 >  >
 >  > I suspect you really mean _All_tronics? They sell Maxwells on Ebay:
 >  >
 >  >
 >
http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2597967164&category=4662
 >  >
 >  > I bought 6 pcs. from another company:
 >  >
 >  >
 >
http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2597339665&category=4662
 >  >
 >  > And they performed well, in a 2 by 2 configuration, doubling the
voltage
 >  > and retaining the capacitance.
 >  > (That`s right, still got 2 in storage, but don`t go getting any ideas
 > about
 >  > them :-)  )
 >  > I used these caps in museum duty, with hourly demonstrations, during
the
 >  > first "rave" period of the first publicly displayed coil in Denmark.
 >  > http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/flatout.jpg
 >  > Discharge length 1.8 meters, 32kV primary voltage reached 300 times per
 > second.
 >  > The original MMC
 >  > http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/tesla/museum/cap/cappage.htm
 >  > had given in due to corona problems on the leads of the individual
caps,
 >  > and we were waiting for the "real mccoy" to arrive from Maxwell.
 >  > They did well, and are now in storage, ready to get plugged in, in the
 > case
 >  > that the main cap should fail.
 >  > Of course, when a Tesla Coil Manufactoring company starts to sell out
 > vital
 >  > stock it could mean that the caps are no good, or the buisness in
general
 >  > is not good. Who knows?
 >  >
 >  > Are they worth the money? Hard to say. Bragging right is bought dearly,
 > but
 >  > personally I think every coiler should have at one time owned a Maxwell
 >  > cap, just to see how a quality product is made.
 >  >
 >  > Well, Kreso, I guess I didn`t answer any questions for you here, but at
 >  > least I had a good time at the keyboard this fine morning, so that`s
what
 > I
 >  > bid you, and anyone reading this: I bid you A fine morning!
 >  >
 >  > Cheers, Finn Hammer
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Tesla list wrote:
 >  >
 >  > >Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 >  > >I see they sell high voltage maxwell capacitors? Some are 69 some 99
$?
 > What
 >  > >is the diffrence? IS it worth to buy from them?
 >  > >
 >  >
 >  >
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