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Re: plastic bottle caps
Subject:
Re: plastic bottle caps
Date:
Wed, 26 Mar 1997 21:22:14 -0500
From:
"Robert W. Stephens" <rwstephens-at-headwaters-dot-com>
To:
Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 00:37:09 -0600
> To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> Subject: plastic bottle caps
> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject:
> plastic bottle caps
> Date:
> Wed, 26 Mar 1997 07:21:58 +0200
> From:
> Kenneth Aaron <kennetha-at-geocities-dot-com>
> To:
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>
>
> Bottle capacitors can be built from glass bottles with a bolt
> down the middle.....
> Can a plastic bottle be used instead, I have these huge 2 litre
> soft drinks bottles and was wondering if they are appropriate.
>
> Second question, what does the oil that is placed on top of the
> salt water used for ?
> ----------------------------
> Kenneth Aaron
> E-mail : kennetha-at-geocities-dot-com
> http://www.geocities-dot-com/SunsetStrip/8736/
> ----------------------------
>
>
Kenneth,
I suspect the plastic bottles will not have sufficient breakdown
voltage handling for a neon powered T.C.
The oil is used to prevent the water from evaporating and changing
the value of the capacitor.
rwstephens