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Posted by michal on 1/9/2007, 6:53 am Thank You for reply.
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Re: capacitor voltage
Posted by Bert Hickman on 1/9/2007, 7:51 am, in reply to "capacitor voltage" Hello Michal, Your application is very similar to a Tesla Coil since the capacitors will also see intermittent high Q "ringing" (oscillatory) HV RF voltage and potentially high "tank circuit" currents. The capacitors you've selected are low loss and self healing, and are ideal for this appplication (and for TC's). For long life in RF applications, the total DC voltage rating of the string of capacitors should be at least 3 times the faceplate RMS output of the HV transformer that provides power to the arc starter. Using a 3X derating factor should provide you with sufficient protection from the effects of rapid (RF) voltage reversals. Good luck and best wishes, Bert
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Re: capacitor voltage
Posted by michal on 1/9/2007, 10:00 am, in reply to "Re: capacitor voltage" --Previous Message--
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