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Re: Capacitor For Trade (or sale)



Hello everyone,

On Ted Payne's capacitor:

> ........so I'm interested in trading it for something......... 

> My capacitor:
> - maker:  Palstic Capacitors Inc.
> - rating on can:  .05uF -at- 25KVDCW
> - condition:  visually good, I have no way of testing (assumed OK)
> - description:  gray metal can (3x3.5x4.5") with approx. 3.3" tall ceramic
> insulator on top, and approx. 1.5" aluminum ball electrode on top of that.
> - part number(?):  LK250-503ND
> 
> I don't know if this has any Tesla use.

I looked this unit up.  According to my Plastic Capacitors catalog, the
dielectric is of Mylar and tissue paper.  It will be very high loss in the
RF band.  It could be used intermittently, but would be quite lossy.

Scott Myers