Re: Cap Material

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Subject: Re: Cap Material
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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 17:17:45 -0600
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From: 	Thomas McGahee[SMTP:tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com]
Sent: 	Friday, November 28, 1997 8:38 AM
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Cc: 	djQuecke-at-worldnet.att-dot-net
Subject: 	Re: Cap Material

> From: 	djQuecke[SMTP:djQuecke-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, November 25, 1997 11:31 PM
> To: 	Tesla List
> Subject: 	Cap Material
> 
> Anyone familiar with "ALPOLIC".  (Try www.alpolic-dot-com)  I have found some
> good scraps that will allow cutting it into 11" x 11" plates for use in a
> cap.  The scraps I found are a core of 3/16" Polyethylene with a sheet of
> approx. .025" aluminum bonded to each side.
BIG SNIP
> 
> dj

DJ,
A quick question: How do you propose to prevent arcing along the
edges of this cap? It seems to me that when you cut the sheets you have
plates and dielectric that are the SAME size. That will make the
arcing distance equal to the thickness of the poly. Not so good!

Not wanting to bust your bubble, :(
just trying to save some trouble :)
Fr. Tom Mcgahee