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Re: Liquid Capacitor



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>>Instead of mercury, why not use some kind of metal plate on the bottom. It
>>would probably by a lot less toxic, as well as cheaper.
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>That and other than cracking a TON of mercury switches, it's rather hard to
>come by.
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I should think that it is available readily from a chemical supply company.
While it is heavily restricted these days for general manufacturing, there
are processes that depend on it, and it is relatively cheap.