Re: CAPACITOR

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• Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:35:10 -0500
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From: 	Alfred A. Skrocki[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
Sent: 	Thursday, June 26, 1997 2:21 PM
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Subject: 	Re: CAPACITOR

On Tuesday, June 24, 1997 8:01 PM Bert Hickman
[SMTP:bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com] wrote;

> Richard,
> 
> The oil soaked paper may have a higher dielectric strength than before,
> but it sttill won't perform nearly as well as polyethylene. This is
> because the oil and paper dielectric materials are absorbing a
> significant portion of  energy that would otherwise go into sparks off
> the top of your secondary. In this regard at least, going from glass to
> oiled paper will not give you much improvement. Also, are you sure your
> coil is properly tuned with your new cap? 
 
You are 100% correct Bert! An easy way to determine the relative 
losses in a dialectric due to R.F. absorbtion is to look a the power 
factor for that dialectric, the smaller the power factor the smaller 
the amount of R.F absorbed and consequentialy the less the dialectric 
will heat up in operation.


                               Sincerely

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