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Re: DC Coil



Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: Chris Tominkson <internetinbox-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
> Wouldn't a DC coil be  alot easier on capacitors? Since one mil of PE
> will stand 600 volts, you would only need  30 mils to withstand 18,000
> volts.
> 
<SNIP>

Chris,

There are at least 2 caps in the DC system - a main DC energy storage
cap and the actual tank cap. Only the main DC storage capacitor would
see DC. The tank capacitor will still see the full magnitude of RF
stress when the gap fires.

-- Bert --