Re: Capacitor dielectric

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• Subject: Re: Capacitor dielectric
• From: "Steve Cook" <Steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 00:13:17 -0600
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Polyethylene and polythene are the same thing! Polyethylene is simply the
more accurate scientific name.

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Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 1:24 AM
Subject: Capacitor dielectric


> Original Poster: "Michael Thomson" <miketz-at-cqnet-dot-com.au>
>
>
> Hi folks.
>
> I am building my first coil, but have two major stumbling blocks I need to
> get over.
>
> One is the capacitor dielectric. Polyethylene is supposed to be pretty
> good, and cheap and easily obtainable. Unfortunately Polyethylene is not
> easy to find and not cheap here in Australia.  Polythene, however is
easily
> found and cheap. (bags, ground sheeting etc) Although there are
> structural/manufacturing differences between the two, can they be used
> interchangably?
>
> Regards,
> MichaelT
>
>
>

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