Capacitors

[gremlin]

I was wondering what size caps everyone uses on their machines and why they use them. I have heard they use this value on their liners and this value on their shaders. So what ya using and why? Me im using the standad 47 on both of mine.

[Capt. Calzone]

I buy my coils premade and soldered.. 8's, 10's & 12 all have 47's
They all get the job done fine so I haven't tried anything else.

[el tatuaje]

on my single and double coil coil machines i have both 47's and no prob's
but you can always try different one to fine tune your machines.
lol el

[Papa Gee]

I have two machnes that use a 22 Uf capacitor. As far as I know the capacitor is like a small storage for current. It regulates the amount of juice that gets to the coils. A higher value cap would have more resistance so you would get a slightly weaker charge. A lower cap with less resistance would give you a stronger charge. Both of my 22 cap machines are fast runners. And the company who made them says that they run out a lot smoother with the 22's.

[Essex Boy]

whilst we are on capacitors same sort of line can someone explain the difference between uf and mf as different suppliers seem to sell one or the other all with diff volts :?:

[Inkster]

Capacitor values are expressed in microfarad (sp) the abbreviation being uf.

[Essex Boy]

so what your saying is the two are in fact one

[Inkster]

so what your saying is the two are in fact oneAbsolutely, I use capacitors on a daily basis in my line of work, we use them to start single phase motors and compressors from 1/6 horse power to 2 horse power. A little more information on capacitors relating to tattooing machines is:

Most machines have a capacitor across the coils/points, which keeps the points from arcing and pitting, and wearing out so quickly. A capacitor is a device that holds energy kind of like a battery, but charges and discharges much faster (parts of a second rather than 3 or 4 hours). The capacitor charges while the points are open, so when they close, the difference in voltage across them is nill. The points are really an automatic switch controlled by the spring to turn the thing off and on quickly. In old cars where there were points there was a condenser (aka capacitor) for the same reason.

Hope the above helps.