Re: Saran Wrap as a Dielectric

["Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

is it Polyethylene?  I thought Saran was Polyester?  In any case, it's
around 12 microns thick (0.5 mil) as I recall.
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Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 4:53 PM
Subject: Saran Wrap as a Dielectric


>Original poster: MaverickIce00-at-aol-dot-com
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>List,
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>    I recently noticed that a roll of Saran Wrap I have is Polyethylene.
It's
>probably only a few microns thick (can't find the caliper) but if I used
>enough layers, would it make a suitable dielectric for a capacitor? Would
it
>be as good a dielectric as factory-manufactured LDPE? I checked it out, and
>it seems to be pretty clean, no chemicals or anything, but since this is
not
>made for such a duty, would it be a bad idea to go ahead and make a cap
with
>it? Thanks for your help.
>
>- Joshua
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