How to make a high voltage capacitor

How to make a high voltage capacitor.

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[onionsayshello]

now put your finger in it, you'll have 99999999999999999 subs overnight :D

[Alex1M6]

@onionsayshello I have been shocked by it once and it hurts too much for me to want to touch it again, even for youtube.

[onionsayshello]

@Alex1M6 i was just havin' a joke, very interesting video by the way. keep it up :D

[Alex1M6]

@onionsayshello Oh ok, sorry I normally would have realised ( : just had allot of stuff (good and bad) going on recently so I missed the humour part lol.

[TheError404]

I just made a 10kV 10nf capacitor (15*25 cm), I used some kind of 0.5mm insulating foil and alluminium foil

[kdkinen]

im a Tesla/Don Smith builder & this is a great vid, thanks buddy

[Alex1M6]

@TheKaos90 Yes, generally the thicker the insulation the higher the voltage. But also the bigger gap between the plates the lower the capacitance will be. Also with high voltage capacitors it helps to have no sharp edges as they leak charge.

BTW I think that every electrical engineer should have at-least a cheap (<£10) multimeter, they are not exactly cutting edge equipment and can be very useful even if you are into only using brain power alone ( :

[TheKaos90]

@Alex1M6 Well , i em an engineeer that uses only the brain and trash/household materials , no meters or fancy equipment , but you gave me the idea : the thicker the insulation , the higher the voltage.anyways , i need voltages around 1k , and the capacitance is to adapt through the plates surface.

P.S: The capacitance depends on the plate's contact surface , right ?

[Alex1M6]

@TheKaos90 To work out the capacity just use a multimeter set to measure capacitance. The voltage would be the maximum voltage the could be applied to the capacitor before it breaks down so it can be a little tricky to work that out without using a variable hv power supply. But if you want to use it for higher voltages then make sure to use thick insulation.

[TheKaos90]

Any idea on how to calculate voltage/capacity ?