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Re: The right capacitor match?



Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx

In a message dated 8/2/05 11:33:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
If I have done my math properly, I only need six of these in series to get a
capacitance of .00783mF (which is in my LTR range) and a voltage of 18,000v
(which exceeds my NST voltage)


Remember a 15 kV transformer has a peak voltage of 15*sqrt(2)= 21.2 kV, so you might want a bit more margin. Also, a single string may or may not be able to handle the currents flowing.

Matt D.