Re: caps

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi,

I picked up a few of these in my last DigiKey order.  I have not done any 
real testing on them but they sure are small...  Probably too small to be 
able to dissipate a lot of heat.  They are also epoxy encased which further 
holds heat in.  The leads are also very thin.

Even though they are about 1/2 the cost of 0.15uF 2000 volts caps like the 
Geek Group sells, I can tell right off that they are not comparable.  If 
one were careful to keep the current down they may work fine, but they are 
certainly not any great leap of the art.  Just smaller size and lower 
current...

Cheers,

         Terry

At 03:42 PM 5/23/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Has anyone used BC components double metalized polypropylene capacitor
>1600v .15uF Digikey #BC1979-ND and are they suitable for tesla coils.
>
>Any coilers in British Columbia Canada ?