Re: Paint breakdown at high voltage

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Original poster: "Bunnykiller by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bunikllr-at-bellsouth-dot-net>


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>Anyone else encountered this?  Or is it just me again?
>If it is common, what workarounds are available?  BTW, I checked, and
>the paint is NOT a metal flake or metal particle type.

What color was the paint??    white  contains titainium oxide, black 
contains carbon, red has red lead, yellow has a odd blend of  titanium and 
copper.

Other various colors use a blend of these "base colors" to achieve the end 
results.

So eventually you end up with some metallic base....

Scot D