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Re: How many CD 942C20P15K in series for a 4 pack?



Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

My original post should have read 942C20P15K in all instances. Minor error,
but I figured I'd correct it. Thanks for the info Peter. Do you have a
website showing your work by some chance?

Another Q:Should I attempt to set a safety gap across my MMC?

Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: How many CD 942C20P1K in series for a 4 pack?


> Original poster: "Peter Reid" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Eric, > > That sounds like it should be fine. After all i run my MMC of a 8 Stack, it > consists of 144 caps, 12 in series, 12 in parallel (24kV 0.1uF) i run it at > 19,000v and had no problems what so ever, even at load of about 18-20kW for > extented runs, there is even no signs of heating. > > Regards > > Peter > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 7:56 AM > Subject: How many CD 942C20P1K in series for a 4 pack? > > > >Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Hi, I have a 4 pack that I currently use with a saltwater cap for powering > >my tesla coil. I ordered 45x CD 942C20P1K caps, how many should I run in a > >string? Since the maximum RMS of the 4 pack is 10000 KVAC, peak voltage is > >14400. So I would think 8 capacitors in series? Does anyone see any > >problems with that? > > > >---Eric > > >