Rolled Capacitor Question (fwd)

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• Subject: Rolled Capacitor Question (fwd)
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• Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:11:50 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 13:50:25 -0700
From: "Basura, Brian" <brian.basura-at-unistudios-dot-com>
To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Rolled Capacitor Question

Hello,

If I built a rolled cap with two additional plates/dielectric wouldn't that
half the voltage seen across each dielectric section therefore doubling the
breakdown voltage for the entire capacitor.

What I'm thinking is:

Plate (terminal one)
Dielectric
Plate
Dielectric
Plate (terminal two)
Dielectric
Plate
Dielectric

After further analysis (drawing spirals on a sheet of paper) I think I found
the drawback.  I appears that this configuration would also half the
capacitance since there will effectively be two caps in series (no free
lunch).  Am I on the correct track or completely off base here?

Thanks,
Brian D. Basura

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