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Re: pulse cap



Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 11/15/01 1:59:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> Original poster: "MakingLightning by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <makinglightning-at-home-dot-com>
>
> EBAY Item # 1663060689
>
> Maxwell #37667 high-voltage capacitor. Rated 0.03?F, 35KV ?10%. Dimensions
> are 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 6".
>
> Has anyone used one of these caps yet?
> They seem to auction one off for about $65 every couple weeks.
> I talked to an eng at Maxwell and he said it is a $500 or so cap and if it
> went for that cheap they were probably worth close to nothing.



Hi!
Maxwell caps are great while they last. However, they have finite life
expectancy. Without knowing the use history of the specific cap, it could be
good for 100 gigapulses, or for 100 pulses, or anything in between. "You pays
your money, you takes your chances."

Matt D.
G3-1085