Re: Stats of my new capacitor

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• Subject: Re: Stats of my new capacitor
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 20:08:15 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Hi Aric,
          What voltage are you looking to apply across the cap? The 
specs sound great!  Is it just one section or are there several in 
series?

Malcolm

> Original Poster: Aric_C_Rothman-at-email.whirlpool-dot-com (Aric C Rothman) 
> 
>      I just finished taking readings of a new stack plate capacitor I 
>      built.  I used a Quadtech precision LCR meter to take these 
>      measurements.
>      
>      C = 42.5 nF
>      DF = 0.0000759
>      ESR = 818.73 microohms
>      
>      all measurements were taken at 100 kHz.
>      
>      The capacitor is made of styrene and Al foil (Reynolds Wrap Heavy 
>      Duty).  There is  a 1 1/2" guard region around each foil.  The styrene 
>      layers are 9"x13" and consist of two 20 mil sheets between each foil.  
>      The stack is sandwiched between 1/4" sheets of lexan and tied together 
>      with nylon straps.
>      
>      I'm constructing a vacuum tank of 3/8" Lexan.  I will immerse this cap 
>      (and its soon to be born siblings :) in this tank, one at a time, 
>      under oil.  After degassing under vacuum, the caps will be transferred 
>      to a epoxy coated wooden box, which will be filled with oil.
>      
>      Has anyone had success/problems constructing a vacuum chamber out of 
>      solvent welded pieces of polycarbonate/acrylic/etc.  Also, what kinds 
>      of terminals have capacitor builder here used in their homemade units?
>      
>      Aric
>      
>      
> 
> 
> 

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