Re: Lexan caps

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Lexan caps
From: "Justin Hennigan" <justinh-at-interlaced-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:36:17 -0600
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com


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From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Lexan caps


>Original Poster: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com
>
>In a message dated 4/21/99 5:31:12 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
>tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
>
>> I see a lot of Lexan used in the power supply industry used as a
>dielectric.
>> Is
>>  this stuff good to use in the construction of Tesla capacitors or is it
too
>>  lossy? Is this a plastic that is known by another name alltogether in
the
>> Tesla
>>  circle?
>Rocky,
>    Lexan is a trade name for polycarbonate.  I don't know how it is as a
>dielectric.  I would suspect it is not very compatible with transformer
oil,
>but I will look it up if you wish.
>Mike
>
>

looks like the dielectric constant is about 3.0.
Further information can be found at:

http://www.filmcapacitors-dot-com/dielect.htm

There is info about polypropylene, polyester(mylar), polycarbonate(lexan),
and polystyrene.