Re: Glycerine as a cap dielectric?

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Glycerine as a cap dielectric?
From: "Norman F. Stanley" <nfs-at-midcoast-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 05:53:22 -0700
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

At 07:15 AM 4/18/98 -0500, Tesla List wrote:
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>From:  Laser39646 [SMTP:Laser39646-at-aol-dot-com]
>Sent:  Friday, April 17, 1998 4:33 PM
>To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject:  Re: Glycerine as a cap dielectric?
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>>From:  Matthew Mills [SMTP:mattmills-at-mindless-dot-com]
>>Sent:  Thursday, April 16, 1998 3:35 PM
>>To:  Tesla List
>>Subject:  Glycerine as a cap dielectric?
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>>Hi I was just thinking....(Woah Dangerous!!!) and have heard that
>>glycerine makes a good dielectric as its dielectric constant is about
>>60, would this be any good for caps? or does it have extremely high loss
>>factors?
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>Hi,
>    I'm not sure on the dielectric properties of glycerin. But i'm pretty
sure
>its not a cheap material. I bought a small about lets say 6oz for $3-$4. It
>was a pharmacey quality.  
>
>Mark
>
>Spelling mistakes are for the amusement of everyone!!

Glycerine is water-miscible and somewhat hygroscopic; difficult to keep dry
enough to prevent voltage breakdown I suspect.

Norm