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Re: breaking in caps (fwd)
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: breaking in caps (fwd)
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From: Tesla List <mod1@pupman.com>
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 23:12:07 -0600 (MDT)
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Approved: mod1@pupman.com
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 09:57:45 +1200
From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM@directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
To: Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com>
Subject: Re: breaking in caps
Hi Bob,
> From: yubba [SMTP:yubba@clara.net]
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 1998 10:10 PM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: breaking in caps
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> hi all
> I am almost ready to start thinking about putting all my bits together.
> The primary is finished ,so is the spark gap. The caps should be ready in a few
> days, havent wound the secondary yet . I was going to do that while waiting for
> the caps to settle in. My question is about breaking in the caps. Is it ok to
> run the system without the secondary?
No. It is an excellent way to damage capacitors. A good primary will
ring for ages.
Malcolm
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