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

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• Subject: Re: Not shooting for anything gloriuous, but... (fwd)
• From: Robert Volk <smrtmny2-at-earthlink-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:08:24 -0600
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

Duh! My mistake. I meant to say it would increase breakthrough voltage
rating, not capacitance. Wouldn't it be nice to get both.

Sorry,
Bob Volk

 
> > 
> >  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.

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