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Re: cap oil question
Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rblaisdell-at-juno-dot-com>
Soy Bean oil works great in my plate cap, its stacked for about .02uf at
60kvdc right now, though i dont run more than 15kvac through it.
peace,
Ry Blaisdell
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 20:17:11 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
writes:
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>
>
> In a message dated 1/22/02 6:39:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
>
>
>
> >
> > Original poster: "Andy Cobaugh by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> > <kb3ewy-at-rcn-dot-com>
> >
> > I think i read somewhere that soybean oil (vegetable oil) would
> work for
> > capacitor oil. I need it for my party cup capacitor, which is
> rated for at
> > least 33kV at 5nF according to the designer Marc Metlicka. This
> would be
> > great
> > if it works, a capacitor that you could get all the materials for
> at the
> > grocery store!
> >
> > Andy, KB3EWY
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Hi Andy,
> It will work for a while, but like all veggie matter, it
> will
> eventually turn rancid. By then, however, you will probably be into
> bigger and
> better things. (like MMC)
> Matt D.
> g3-1085
>
>
>