RE: New cap

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• Subject: RE: New cap
• From: "chris morgan" <crmorgan-at-hotmail-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 17:03:58 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

>> I wonder if anyone could answer this question. I just completed
>> construction of a new capacitor. It is a vertical plate type cap. The
>> dielectric is made of 30mil poly. There are two sheets between each
>> plate with a total of 50 plates 12"x12" in size. The capacitor
>> measured
>> 53nf dry (without oil). After adding mineral oil (refrigerant oil) 
the
>> capacitance went up to a peak value of 57nf. But after a couple of
>> days
>> soaking in oil the capacitance has gone down to 55nf! Has anyone
>> noticed
>> this in any of the caps they have built? The cap has not been run in 
a
>> coil yet I plan to let it soak a couple of weeks before I give a 
short
>> run at low power.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>                                   Frankensteins Helper
>>                                          Max
>> 
>>
	I belive the perfomance of caps is some what dependant in the 
environment.  I suppose that could cause some variation.  I suggest you 
take readings on the temp/presure/humidity and see if they have any 
effect.


Chris, via the inter-thingy


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