Glass Caps

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• Subject: Glass Caps
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• Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 05:54:00 -0600
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From:  Jean-Marc Patten [SMTP:jp001-at-mail.orion-dot-org]
Sent:  Sunday, January 25, 1998 3:21 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Glass Caps

I built one using 1/4 inch window glass.

W= Glass
m-Mylar
AL= AL foil



  WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW        <-1/4 Window glass 12x20 inch
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm     <-was 0.01 inch Mylar 
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
    AL-------------------------AL          <-was 10x6 inch AL foil 
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
  WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
This is just 1 part we stacked 8
and connected them like normal.
we ran 10KV -at-30ma




On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Tesla List wrote:

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> From:  Gregory R. Hunter [SMTP:ghunter-at-mail.enterprise-dot-net]
> Sent:  Sunday, January 25, 1998 9:19 AM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  Glass Caps
> 
> Dear Readers,
> 
> Anyone ever run a medium or large coil with a glass cap?  I'm trying 
> to figure out how bad the heating problem is at 1KVA and up.  I've 
> only built 3 small coils, all under 500VA.  All I've ever used is 
> glass caps, and I've only experienced one unexplained failure in a 
> foil & window glass cap on a 380VA coil.  A hasty autopsy revealed 
> glass panes laced with very fine, spider web-like cracks.  Might've 
> been due to thermal effects.  My current 450VA coil runs with salt 
> water bottle caps.  I think the water sinks so much heat, I'll never 
> be able to detect RF heating at such low power input levels.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 

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