Re: 500 nf hv capacitor

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Original poster: Pat Masterson <bat-at-grumman-dot-com> 

On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Tesla list wrote:

 >Original poster: "Anthony" <ant17-at-optushome-dot-com.au>
 >
 >hi guys i was wondering if you could help me i want to build a 30kvdc 500
 >nf  capacitor i was wondering if any you tell me how i could go about
 >making one
 >

  A classic glass plate capacitor might do well for you. A quarter inch
thick plate will withstand 60 KV and maybe 80 sqaure inches of aluminum
foil would be needed. The exact parameters depend on the dielectric
constant of the glass. -pat


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