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IamSmooth
Sat Mar 10 2007, 01:19AM Print
IamSmooth Registered Member #190 Joined: Fri Feb 17 2006, 12:00AM
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I have a government issued Maxwell capacitor that says it is rated at 50kV. Is this DC or AC?
It is about 6" high x 4" x 1" and white with brass blocks on each side with a plastic divider in the center.
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ragnar
Sat Mar 10 2007, 02:25AM
ragnar Registered Member #63 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 06:18AM
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What is the capacitance?
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IamSmooth
Sat Mar 10 2007, 02:35AM
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It reads: 0.025uf 50kV

but it does not specify AC or DC. I am guessing it is DC since it is probably meant for pulse discharges.
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Sat Mar 10 2007, 04:14AM
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If it is a pulse cap I would say it is DC, and rated for like 10% reversal for x many cycles
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Steve Conner
Sat Mar 10 2007, 10:54AM
Steve Conner Registered Member #30 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 10:52AM
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Get the Maxwell part number and post it to the Pupman Tesla coil mailing list. There are guys there who know everything you never wanted to know about Maxwell pulse caps.
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