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Re: Equalizing resistors for electrolytic capacitors



Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

This is meant for the filter cap for the power supply. Not the tank
capacitor.

---Eric
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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 7:10 PM
Subject: RE: Equalizing resistors for electrolytic capacitors


> Original poster: "Black Moon" <black_moons@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > DC tesla coil? I hope you mean that its a solid state or tube tesla coil, > as even if the chargeing system is DC with a spark gap coil, the ringdown > is AC and requires AC caps > > > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> > >To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: Equalizing resistors for electrolytic capacitors > >Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:09:48 -0700 > > > >Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >List, > > > > I have a large number of small electrolytic capacitors I am trying to > > connect in series. Since they have the nominal -10% to +85% value control > > on them the potential exists for a unequal division of voltages. I > > understand than resistors across each capacitor can help solve this > > problem, but have found no formulas or examples on what values should be > > used. Is it an arbitrary thing? Any help you could provide would be > > greatly appreciated. > > > >So far I have come up with: > > > > I understand the time constant of Tau(R*C) correctly it would be: > > > >47000 * (330*(10^-6) = 15.51 seconds. > > > >so in about a 78(5 Time constants = 98% charge gone) seconds provided my > >caps are at full voltage they will only be at 2 volts each with a 47k > >resistor across each one.This is still a high voltage when you factor them > >being in series. Although at that low of voltage I should be able to short > >them and they wont have energy to internally damage themselves I think. > >This is for a DC tesla coil filter cap > >---Eric > > > > > > > >