Re: Anybody selling maxwell+++

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Original poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 2/28/04 5:53:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>Gary,
> >
> > Who is the manufacturer?  Is it one of the Condenser Products caps from the
> > group purhcase?  I have two of them purchased individually a couple of
> > years prior to that.  I believe they cost about $225.00 at the time.
> >
> > Ed Sonderman
>
>     The ones I bought in the group purchase were only 0.025 ufd, but your
>price is what I remember.  I'm still wondering if it is worth trying to
>use them after reading all of the horror stories which were published
>here.  They've been sitting on their side in the attic since I bought
>them and who knows where the bubbles are now?
>
>     One reason I didn't put them into service immediately is the length,
>which I found inconveniently large.  The "Maxwell type" capacitors with
>leads closer together are much more convenient.
>
>Ed


Ed,

You are correct, they are .025 ufd.  The two I am using, in parallel, seem 
to work just fine.  Don't overvolt them however.  I now have a safety gap 
across the rotary gap and run synchronous at 120 bps.

Ed Sonderman