Re: Not shooting for anything gloriuous, but... (fwd)

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Not shooting for anything gloriuous, but... (fwd)
From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 21:15:52 -0600
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

In a message dated 4/17/99 3:06:26 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> 
>  Wouldn't it be possible to take a glass jar or LDPE plastic bottle, and
>  wrap it with multi-layers of say .003 mil or .006 mil poly on the
>  outside to increase the given capacitance AND help cut down the high
>  voltage breakthrough as well? Seems like this is a cheap and quick
>  solution to "glass cappers". The foil could then be tightly wrapped
>  around the poly layers in the traditional way.
>  
>  It seems an easy solution. In the same way multi-layers prevent
>  breakthrough with our rolled poly caps, they could do the same here.
>  
>  Anyone tried this before? Comments?

You will decrease the capacitance by making the dielectric layer thicker.  It 
may help in the voltage standoff capability, but putting the bottles in a 
series/parallel arrangement would probably do better.