 Tesla coil cap question
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lokeycmos
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Wed May 16 2012, 05:27PM
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Registered Member #2553
Joined: Fri Dec 18 2009, 01:36PM
Location: St Cloud Minnesota
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im working on the tank capacitor for my spark gap tesla coil. i just had a quick question. i doubt i will find the ideal capacitance i need of 8.6nF. if i cant find the exact, but a close value, would it be better to error on the high side or error on the low side of 8.6nF?
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Sigurthr
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Joined: Wed Apr 18 2012, 08:08AM
Location: MI's Upper Peninsula
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AFAIK it is better to aim a little high than a little low, but mainly you just want to be away from resonance to avoid resonant rise. More capacitance = more bang in most cases. The only reason there is an ideal value is it avoids harmonics which could cause resonant rise.
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