Re: another cap question

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Original poster: "S & J Young" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net> 


Yes - mix away.  The primary current will divide equally through each string
and won't care what brand it goes through.
--Steve Y.
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Subject: another cap question


 > Original poster: "steve" <steve_vance-at-cablelynx-dot-com>
 >
 > Coilers,
 >   I have 30 GE (42L4102) 3000v .1uf caps in strings of ten. That gives me
 > 10 nanofarads at 30kv each string.
 > I was wondering if it is ok to add more strings of other brand caps? I was
 > thinking 15 of the 2kv .15uf
 > geek caps. That would give me the same voltage rating and capacitance as
 > the GE caps. Is it ok to mix strings
 > like this?
 >
 > Steve Vance
 >
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