Re: "BEVERAGE" BOTTLE CAPS

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• Subject: Re: "BEVERAGE" BOTTLE CAPS
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• Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 23:14:28 -0600
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From: 	Alfred A. Skrocki[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
Sent: 	Friday, November 14, 1997 5:16 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: "BEVERAGE" BOTTLE CAPS

On Friday, November 14, 1997 10:33 AM Jim Lux
[SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net] wrote;

> > 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.)  

> I think they are made of PET (polyethylene terephalate)(sp?). I don't have
> dielectric properties of PET handy.

Polyethylene terephalate is mylar and it sucks as a dielectric for Tesla 
coil capacitors due to it's high power factor.

                               Sincerely

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