/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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>current rating at 1MHz is probably an important figure of merit
I was worried about that. I can't find any specs on the doorknob caps.
>mounting them to the chassis while retaining kilovolts-level insulation
I didn't think of that but it sounds important, there is another motor-looking capacitor I think to isolate this HF circuit from the other transformers. Full wiring diagram if anyone is interested.

welder repair anon from above here. How do I recreate a 5-10kV .002 uF mica capacitor using cheaper shit (the original is mica for high-frequency tolerance and about $150) I read about some goys wiring like 5 1kV capacitors in parallel. Say I wire 5 capacitors in parallel, I'd want 5x .0004 uF to get a total capacitance of .002 uF? Also what key descriptors to look for to match the performance of the original mica cap? Also also, these are AC oil filled caps, someone somewhere said that if they leak like mine did you can maybe just refill them with mineral oil and be good to go? If so - what do you seal them with? JB weld? Thanks!
PS. I found the original wiring diagram for my actual machine in case anyone is interested pic related.