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RE: [TCML] MMC



 Thanks Gary
Awesomely concise clesr answer!
Andrew


-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Lau [mailto:glau1024@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, 28 April 2010 11:50 p.m.
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] MMC

Zig-zagging typically results in a more compact assembly.  But if the caps
are mounted side by side, they need to be spaced far enough apart so there's
no possibility of arcing between them.  The space between adjacent caps in a
string needn't be far, just 0.1" to 0.2".  Beyond that, there's no
electrical difference between the two arrangements.

If you had mounted them end-to-end, it's unlikely you could have all
12 in a single line, and you'd probably end up folding that string anyway.
And if you did that, the space between the folded segments would need to be
a LOT further than 0.1", since the voltage difference is now more than 1
cap.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 6:39 AM, andrew <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>  Hi
> My caps have arrived. (The freight was horrendous but I am blanking 
> that out of my mind and going to my happy place!) I intend to make 4 
> strings of 12 942c series 0.15uF. In terms of construction is it 
> beetter to have the caps in a string of 12 arranged in a straight line 
> or zig zaging back and forth as I have seen some do?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Kiwi Newbie

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