Re: HV Capacitors - Good stuff for sale

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>


Actually, my apologies.  KEN was correct.  Two of those capacitors were
31xxxx series which are only rated for 1pps.  I originally thought they were
37xxxx series.
My bad.

The Captain



 > 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
 > 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=MER
 >   >   > C01
 >   >   >
 >   >   > Maxwell .02uF, 40kV
 >   >   >
 >   >
 >
http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510768000&ssPageName=MER
 >   >   > C01
 >   >   >
 >   >   > Maxwell 0.09uF, 40kV
 >   >   >
 >   >
 >
http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2510767999&category=4662
 >   >   > (This 0.09uF should be perfect for some high power PDT coils)
 >   >
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