From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Beginner Q's
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:07:37 -0700
Original poster: Michael Brooks <screaminfleadesigns@xxxxxxxxx>
I am working on the cap for my coil and have some probably
rudamentary questions.
The dialectric I have chosen is high density polyethylene and the
plates are to be roof flashing.
I used the Teslac program by Mark Graalman for the perameters and
found that using 40mil poly and 60" X 14" flashing would give me
.019uf @ 8kV.
The transformer is an Allanson NST 15kV @ 30ma. The trans/cap
matching program stated the trans could handle .0038uf and would
need to be rated at least 37500v for stability.
I figure I will need to build 5 caps and put them in series, this
will give me the .0038uf I need and a 40Kv rating.
Q1: Where can I find 40mil poly? The closest I have found is a 6
mil at a hardware
store and I assumme I cannot just use multiple layers to get the 40 mils.
Q2: How tightly does this cap ne ed to be rolled as far as the ID of
the completed cap coil?
Q3: I have 6 gallons of transformer oil for the caps but am looking
for ideas about the container for them - would setting the rolls
inside PVC pipe and capping the ends be feasible?
Q4: What are some ways to band the completed cap coil so it does not
fly apart?
Q5: What are some methods and materials for attaching leads to the cap plates?
Thank you all for your input,
'Flea
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