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Re: Glass cap with polyethylene
From: DR.RESONANCE[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 1997 10:21 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Glass cap with polyethylene
To: Rich
Using two different dielectrics in a cap is very bad. The electrostatic
fields will not be uniform which could lead to local corona and hence a
breakdown. Suggest using single sheets of plastic and then series
connecting each subsection.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next.wave-dot-net
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> From: Richard Smit[SMTP:esmit-at-ilink.nis.za]
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 1997 3:05 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Glass cap with polyethylene
>
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering! Glass is a bad dielectric for a Tesla Coil but what if
you
> take a thin piece of polyethylene and place it between the foil and
glass.
> Will it still be a bad cap or will it be better because of the poly?
>
> Thanks.
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