RE: Caps

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>

You do realize that a capacitor value of 12 uF is far too large to be used 
in a Tesla Coil, right?  More typically one uses a 0.012uF cap in a 
coil.  A 0.012uF cap is achievable with LDPE/aluminum, although it's 
longevity is questionable.  A 12 uF LDPE cap would be unthinkably 
large.  If you are really looking for a 12 uF cap, I suggest looking on 
ebay, searching for "Tesla" or "hi* volt*".

Gary Lau
MA, USA

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Subject:	Caps

Original poster: "Tad Johnson by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
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Hello,

I am looking to buy or built 4-12uF caps rated for 10KV DC MAX. I looked
at the article on building caps with Aluminum/LDPE and looked for
suppliers of the LDPE sheet/film. It looks as though it might cost
upwards of $300.00 just for the materials for this cap. Am I out to
lunch or is it possible to make or buy a cap of this size for less
than $150.00 (my budget).

Thanks,

Tad