Hi Chris,

When I think of specialty capacitors, the first vendor that comes to mind
is Cornell Dubilier. Have you checked with them?

Steve

On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 9:08 AM Chris Knudsen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Greetings TechNet community,
>
> We're having trouble with a custom cap supplier (first-time
> transaction), which can (not-necessarily) remain nameless.
>
> If I can tap into the collective TN hive-mind:
>
> Has anyone had a good experience with a cap manufacturer that can supply
> custom high energy caps with these type of specs:
> Qty (2) Pulse Capacitors
> 40 kV
> 12.5 uF
> for
> 20,000 (20 k) Joules Max (pulse)
>
> Similar application:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_wire_method
>
> Very low duty cycle (1 or so shots per random day).
>
> Because of the above manufacturer issues, we are also interested in
> close, and not-so-close, temporary substitutes to perform some basic
> system functionality tests.
>
> I'm happy to receive responses off-line, or on TN if you feel others
> would benefit.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
> [log in to unmask]
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