RE: salt water caps

["Richard Barton" <richardbarton-at-caving5.freeserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi Andrew
It only affects it insofar as its contact area is concerned. You obviously
need to have as good a conductive area as possible. I use galvanised
steel threaded studding (12mm) to achieve this. Salt water is so corrosive
on many metals that a thick mess builds up and must affect the conductivity.
Galvanised is quite good and takes a good time to get eaten away.
					Richard Barton


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Subject: salt water caps


Original poster: "Rizzler" <rizz.a.b-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Hi,

For a salt water capacitor, does the size of the rod / pipe in the water
affect
the capacitance?

Thanks
Andrew