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Re: Rotaty popping, (Was Re: commercial cap failure)
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To: tesla@pupman.com 
 
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Subject: Re: Rotaty popping, (Was Re: commercial cap failure) 
 
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From: "Herwig Roscher" <herwig.roscher@gmx.de> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>) 
 
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Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 06:51:14 -0600 
 
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Approved: twftesla@uswest.net 
 
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Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme 
 
Jon Rosenstiel wrote:
> I'm chicken to wire the safety gap across the cap because when 
> I once did the cap failed just as the safety fired. Maybe a 
coincidence, but I'm not pushing my luck!
Jon,
If you didn't wire a resistor in series with your cap safety gap, you 
actually shorted the fully charged cap.
Safe coiling to you!
Herwig