Re: Manly saltwater caps

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Manly saltwater caps
• From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 17:05:54 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 5/3/99 7:26:19 PM Mountain Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> 
>  I keep hearing that glass is very lossy for saltwater caps, and has a 
nasty 
>  habit of breaking while in use from thermal expansion. I also hear that 
>  polyethyline is groovy. Well I'm not sure, but I think that the big 5 
gallon 
> 
>  water jugs that they use for office coolers (think Absopure) are made of 
PE. 
> 
>  Would it be a good idea instead of using a bunch of little bottles wired 
in 
>  paralell, to use one big one?

Your idea sounds good, but you should check on the plastic.  My guess is that 
they are polyethylene terpthalate (mylar) for the rigidity.   I have not seen 
polyethylene that was transparent, but rather it is translucent.  I hope I am 
mistaken in this case.  

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