Re: does anybody really read these?

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• Subject: Re: does anybody really read these?
• From: Bert Pool <nikki-at-fastlane-dot-net>
• Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:26:41 -0600 (CST)
• Subscriber: nikki-at-fastlane-dot-net Mon Jan 20 22:36:42 1997

At 10:25 PM 1/19/97 -0700, Kevin wrote:
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[snip]

>Bert, 
>I would agree that any trace of acid would destroy possibly the oil or even
>cause rapid breakdown resulting in failure. Would there be any way of
>removing this OR even better, sears and other places have batteries on
>display with nothing in them, would these be better if one could get hold of
>them? How many of these do you think you would need to get the right
>capacitance? Also what about poly in place of glass??
>
>
>                                       Regards,
>                                            Kevin Nardelle
>

I too have looked at the display batteries as a possible container for a
cap.  Yes, you certainly could use poly instead of glass.  Indeed, having
built several glass as well as poly caps I can say poly would be much better
- lower losses, much lighter in weight, and far easier to cut to size.

Bert Pool
nikki-at-fastlane-dot-net

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