[TCML] Capacitor calculator?

[Daniel Kline]

Very nice! What do you use other than peroxide bottles?

Dan K.

PAUL THOMPSON wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> I use a Leyden jar battery with my coils. The way I do it, I make a 
> sample single jar and test its capacitance with a handheld meter. I make 
> few more and test them to make sure I'm getting consistent results. For 
> example, I make a dry jar using polypropylene canisters and aluminum 
> soda cans that always clocks in at 450 to 500 pF. By linking a bunch of 
> these in parallel I get the capacitance I want. See 
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Soda_Can_Leyden_Jar/
> 
> I don't make salt water jars. Liquids are heavy and messy, and I worry 
> about glass breakage. I've never had one of my homemade Leyden jars 
> break, melt, or arc over. Based on spark length when charged with my 
> Wimshurst machine, I estimate the voltage rating of my jars at 100 KV.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul Thompson