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Old 08-20-2022, 05:51 AM
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cmulder
 
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Default the version i have
Originally Posted by 1967brutus
It might work if you spotweld all around the circumference. But it probably won't be strong enough to spotweld the two parts of the cap.

FWIW: I have done a few caps with the soldering method, and in one case the two parts of the cap came apart, immediately leading to A) lots of radio interference, and B) me getting hit with the HV pulses when I felt the head for temperature...
This is the one it appears to already have spotwelds at the joint. The resistor is already inside.


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