Help finding capacitors for tesla coil

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lokeycmos

Joined Apr 3, 2009
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Please help!! my tesla coil has been on the back burner for a while now. im stuck finding sutible capacitors for the primary tank circuit. im on a limited budget. factory made caps are very expensive! ive tried the homemade bucket cap route, but it didnt hold up. two of the glass bottles actually shattered in the bucket!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If1hMzv0hZI

ideally i need 8.6nF. im powering my coil with 15kv NST. so 15000x1.414x(saftey factor of 2)=42.4KV. please contact me if you have some or know of a surplus store!​
 
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