capacitor case construction]

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Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 15:30:53 -0600
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To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: capacitor case construction
From: huffman <huffman-at-FNAL.GOV>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 12:15:45 -0600

 Hi Group,
 I am constructing a ceramic capacitor using plates from the bottom of a
 microwave oven. I am using alum flashing for the electrodes and have about
 16 plates in a sandwich. The one thing that is still a question is the
case
 to put it in. I was thinking that a sheet metal case would be the way to
go
 since I could make it the proper size. I can also mount the capacitor
 vertically in the case to eliminate air bubbles. I don't know what kind of
 spacing to have around the capacitor and the case to be safe. Is a 1/4" of
 oil sufficient? I will document the construction for what it's worth.
Oh I guess I should say that I'm shooting for use with a 15KV neon.
 Dave Huffman
 huffman-at-fnal.gov

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