Re: MMC Cost VS One Cap

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• Subject: Re: MMC Cost VS One Cap
• From: "Adam" <adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 09:30:08 -0700
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> Original Poster: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk>
> 
> Hi William,
> take a look on ebay - there are 2 0.02µF 15kV plastic
> capacitor units - i doubt they'll go for more than $150 for the pair.
> In general an mmc is cheaper - probably about $50 depending on how long you
> want it to last.

Those red cylindrical caps are mylar, for DC, and I would not recommend them
for Tesla Coil service.  Even a modest 15kV 60mA system will heat these up
in a few seconds.  They are great for HVDC experiments though...

-Adam

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