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Default Reasonably-priced capacitors for traps

John Passaneau wrote:

I would just use normal 500v silver mica capacitors in series if
necessary. At the 100 watt level the capacitors in a trap don’t have to
work too hard. Silver micas have good RF performance and easy to come by.
If you use EZNEC to model your antenna it can tell you the voltage across
your traps at your max power level making it easy to pick out your
capacitors. You can down load a trial version that can easily model your
antenna.


Keep in mind that EZNEC reports the RMS voltage, while capacitors are
rated for peak voltage. So multiply the EZNEC values by 1.41 to get the
required capacitor rating. Then add whatever additional safety margin
you think is appropriate.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL
 
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