Where to buy large capacitors for cheap?
Building various things, like tesla coils, railguns, and wire exploding devices, reguires very large capacitors. I need to know where to buy some with high voltage and capacitance rating around 450v and 10000uF.
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The trick for this type of project is to get ones with very low ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance) , and with a construction that can take the mechanical stresses of operation. Flash gun capacitors are pretty good, and you might still get a deal with a camera store to take the bits from their disposable cameras. You could look at the kind of "Tank"capacitors for induction heating systems - again Ebay would be a good starting place. Steve
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Have a good day! Sorry for disturbing you.This is kaylin from Zhejiang Ruibang Electric Equipment Co.,Ltd. We are professional manufactory on capacitor with more than 4years history,making.
1)Metallized polypropylene and polyester film capacitor which widely used led light,Energy-saving lamps,electronic ballast,TV sets,monitors and so on.
2)CBB61 term which widely used on Fan
3)x2 term which widely used electric welder,electronic meters.refrigerators,car
4)CBB21 cbb22 term which used on lighting,washing machines
1)super stability and self-healing performance,
2)easy for installation and maintenance
3)the specifications can be according to buyer’s requirement.
Your early reply is highly appreciated.
Best regards,
kaylin
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msn:kaylinli@msn.cn
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fax:+86-577-62772837
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Dec 8, 2009. 12:04 PMlegionlabs
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I took a quick look at Digikey, the best price I found ~ USD $25 for a 350V, 3300uF:
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=565-3315-ND
The 450v version is 10$ more or so. They have screw terminals.
Myself, I always wondered if a few 120 Farad (yes farad) pseudocaps could be rigged to generate some nice magnetic fields. They run at 2.3v and has ESR around 40 milliohms, are the size of your thumb and cost around 20$. Might make good spot welders at the very least. Peak power output and energy density are nice. I can attest that shorting them across things is an entertaining way to get burnt fingers... though the caps handle being shorted well enough.
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=565-3315-ND
The 450v version is 10$ more or so. They have screw terminals.
Myself, I always wondered if a few 120 Farad (yes farad) pseudocaps could be rigged to generate some nice magnetic fields. They run at 2.3v and has ESR around 40 milliohms, are the size of your thumb and cost around 20$. Might make good spot welders at the very least. Peak power output and energy density are nice. I can attest that shorting them across things is an entertaining way to get burnt fingers... though the caps handle being shorted well enough.
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Oct 22, 2009. 8:22 PMshouldawoulda
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Hi Cindy,, I need a couple of large Caps, in the 500V 20,000 uf range,, prefferrably the ones with the screw terminnals on the top, but tangs would do if need be. I do alot of research in energy propagation and collection, working with signal generation ect,,trying to pull in ambient and collect it in the caps for usable current,,right now I am doing some flipflop exsperimental duplication from gotoluc's channel on youtube, you should check his stuff out. Anyway if you can help me out here and let me know cost verse's availability with shipping to U.S.A.,,,my e-mail is luckyedds@netzero.com Also I need these to be AC CAPs
Thanks Ed
Thanks Ed
You might try the local electric power company. Try to buy the used or surplus power factor correction capacitors. These are big and heavy. ~Bob~
Jun 28, 2009. 8:09 AMdeath defyer
says:
go to the store and ask for the disposable cameras they throw out and they give them to u for free and there is a large capacitor in them
Jun 27, 2009. 9:29 PMbrokengun
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I know a lot of refrigerators have oil filled capacitors on the back. Not sure what the ratings are, but I think they're pretty big. You can sometimes snag these for free of off old fridges at the dump.
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