Re: Rolled PE Caps

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• Subject: Re: Rolled PE Caps
• From: "Kevin Wahila" <knw2-at-lehigh.edu> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 17:07:45 -0600
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

where do you get heavy duty aluminum foil from?  did you make your foil come
out the edges or on the ends?  how do you make a connection when the foil
comes out on the ends?
thanks much
kevin wahila
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Sent: Saturday, April 10, 1999 1:13 AM
Subject: Re: Rolled PE Caps


> Original Poster: Robert Volk <smrtmny2-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
> Kevin,
> Heavy duty aluminum foil is much better than flashing. It's cheaper,
> easier to use, and the caps are smaller, easier to deal with. I made 3
> .033 uF caps using heavy duty foil (wired in series). They are great -
> never any problems with them, I only wish I had built them first instead
> of wasting time on glass caps.
>
> Bob Volk
>
>
> > What would be the difference if you used aluminum foil rather than
aluminum
> > flashing as the plates in a rolled poly cap?  It would just be so much
easier
> > to roll.  Would it perform as well though?
> >
> > Kevin Wahila

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