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Will1234
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After quite a bit of searching I believe that I found the problem. When the voltage to the main cap was getting too high I would cut the power supply and let the charge go down a little then engage the power supply to get back to a good level to fire the lamp. The on/off action appears to have let the trigger cap drain and charge up again as the power was turned back on. In the middle of the on/off actions I would sometimes try to fire the lamp which may have helped keep the trigger cap too low. If I watch the voltage and only try to fire the lamp after the power has been on for a few seconds things work well. This should all go away once the new cap arrives.
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Will1234
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I have access to 4 Sprague CERA-MITE strontium titanate High Voltage capacitors rated for 570pf at 40,000V like the ones being auctioned on eBay. Because of the low capacity rating would these be used for trigger energy? When I do the math, which I believe is correct, 4 connected in series ends up with 114 mJoules and 1.8 Joules connected in parallel. Also, because of the low capacity rating, won't these charge really quickly?
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