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Re: Glassless Saltwater Caps
In a message dated 2/2/99 12:17:55 AM Mountain Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:
> Still, I thought the results I obtained were worth reporting.
> I believe Richard Quick is aware of my plastic salt caps, so this
> info may already be out there somewhere. Also, I've got to think that
> I'm not the only one who has tried other than glass dialectics in
> saltwater capacitors.
> Dave
> [I invented the slinky toroid]
>
Dave,
Your results come as no surprise to me. You used a much better dielectric
than glass, which is what most use in the salt water caps(which is the reason
they usually perform so poorly). I was thinking of trying out some 1 liter
telfon(FEP) bottles I have, just for laughs some day.
Mike