Re: "BEVERAGE" BOTTLE CAPS

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• Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 21:38:03 -0600
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From:	Wysock, William C. [SMTP:Wysock-at-courier8.aero-dot-org]
Sent:	Thursday, November 13, 1997 1:48 PM
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Subject:	"BEVERAGE" BOTTLE CAPS


Hello to all.

Like most of you, I've been reading all this mail re: glass bottle
capacitors.  I've yet to see anyone try the =plastic= soda-pop
bottles.  Many of these are actually made of the best dielectric
material for Tesla coil use (polypropylene.)  Even though the
thickness of these bottles only measures ~ .030 inches or so,
I believe they might be worth trying out.  This material should
easily stand the dielectric stresses involved and it also
has a very low dielectric loss tangent.  As for a liquid conductor,
how about a dilute solution of copper sulfate?  It might make a
better conductor then salt water.

Bill Wysock
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Tesla Technology Research

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