What to do with a 2uF 4KV cap
Myke, Sun Apr 01 2007, 10:59PMHi, I got a capcitor and I was wondering if I could make a ring launcher or something out of this.
Re: What to do with a 2uF 4KV cap
Steve Ward, Sun Apr 01 2007, 11:03PM
You could, but it will be less than exciting at that energy level. With a few MO caps (4uF or so) overcharged to 6kVDC i could get a little copper ring (1" OD) to jump maybe 15-20'. The coil was an inductor from a speaker cross-over, roughly 40 turns of 18awg magnet wire on a 1" form in 4 layers of winding (solenoid fashion).
Steve Ward, Sun Apr 01 2007, 11:03PM
You could, but it will be less than exciting at that energy level. With a few MO caps (4uF or so) overcharged to 6kVDC i could get a little copper ring (1" OD) to jump maybe 15-20'. The coil was an inductor from a speaker cross-over, roughly 40 turns of 18awg magnet wire on a 1" form in 4 layers of winding (solenoid fashion).
Re: What to do with a 2uF 4KV cap
Myke, Mon Apr 02 2007, 01:31AM
Would this cap be ok for pulse aplications but not TC use?
Myke, Mon Apr 02 2007, 01:31AM
Would this cap be ok for pulse aplications but not TC use?
Re: What to do with a 2uF 4KV cap
Steve Ward, Mon Apr 02 2007, 02:44AM
Ive used caps very similar in physical construction to that cap for pulse discharge use. Its pretty low energy (16j), so im not too worried about a catastrophic failure, but dont get upset if/when you lose the cap.
Steve Ward, Mon Apr 02 2007, 02:44AM
Ive used caps very similar in physical construction to that cap for pulse discharge use. Its pretty low energy (16j), so im not too worried about a catastrophic failure, but dont get upset if/when you lose the cap.
Re: What to do with a 2uF 4KV cap
Myke, Mon Apr 02 2007, 03:18AM
Well this cap I got for $5 and it is the bigest one I own so I don't want to distroy it.
Myke, Mon Apr 02 2007, 03:18AM
Well this cap I got for $5 and it is the bigest one I own so I don't want to distroy it.
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