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To: Tesla Group 2 <USA-TESLA@usa.net>, Tesla Group 1 <tesla@grendel.objinc.com>
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Subject: Salt Water Caps
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From: Ryan Ruel <rmr@christa.unh.edu>
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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 14:25:55 -0500 (EST)
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I have completely finished my coil except for the capacitor. I'm
planning to build some rolled polyethylene caps as soon as I gather the
required materials and find the time. Until then, I would like to easily
construct a salt-water capacitor so I can play with the coil until I
build a better unit. I was not really able to find anything online about
salt-water caps, but I keep seeing references to them. What would be
required to build one capable of withstanding a 15 kv, 60 ma neon
system? The secondary is 24 inches, 6 inches diameter, 880 turns 22 awg
magnet wire. Primary is 14 turns, conical spiral, 1/4 inch copper
tubing. Spark gap is a 6 inch, 16 electrode disk rotary system. Any
advice would be greatly appreciated!