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Re: HV Capacitors - Good stuff for sale



Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

Tesla list writes:
>Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
>Not really.  I already spoke with the individual selling the capacitors and
>received the specs.  They are good pulse-duty
>rated capacitors which are perfect for tesla coiling.  Whether, they are
>near the end-of-their-life . . . well . . . thats

There are different types of "pulse rated" capacitors. I have some Aerovox 
pulse rated caps. They are useless for a tesla coil. Maxwell's series of 1 
pulse per second caps are still grat pulse capacitors, again useless for 
coiling.
KEN

>just a chance one has to make especially given the fact the prices are dirt
>cheap for these things compared to the "new"
>price.
>The Captain
> > Absolutely, these maxwell capacitors are probably one of these best ones
>out
>  > there for tesla applications.
>That's a vague and misleading statement. Not every plastic cased Maxwell cap
>is for high rep use. You really need to find specs on the ebay end-of-life
>pulled-from-equipment specials before determining if it's good for a
>specific application.
>KEN
>  >
>  > The Captain
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Dan,
>  > Are these acceptable for our requirements, aka pulse?
>  > John Richardson
>  >
>  >   >
>  >   > Here are some great HV Capacitors on Ebay right now.
>  >   >
>  >   > Maxwell .0244uF, 50kV
>  >   >
>  >
>http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510765876&ssPageName=M ER
>  >   > C01
>  >   >
>  >   > Maxwell .02uF, 40kV
>  >   >
>  >
>http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510768000&ssPageName=M ER
>  >   > C01
>  >   >
>  >   > Maxwell 0.09uF, 40kV
>  >   >
>  >
>http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510767999&category=466 2
>  >   > (This 0.09uF should be perfect for some high power PDT coils)
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >