Re: Rolled foil caps

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Original poster: "william_b_noble by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <william_b_noble-at-email.msn-dot-com>

my speculation - cap raises as air is displaced from between the plates.
then it drops as the oil causes he poly to swell a little.
Bill
www.home.labridge-dot-com/~wnoble

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Subject: Rolled foil caps


> Original poster: "Chris Dobson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <cdobson-at-microtech-dot-com.au>
>
> Dear List,
>
> Being a glutton for punishment, I like making rolled foil and poly caps.
I'm
> currently making a bank of nine units to try and make them last a little
longer
> by applying the MMC approach to them. My question is this : when I've
finished
> a cap, I put the DMM across it to get a ball-park for its value, and then
drop
> it in the case and fill with oil : as the oil soaks in, the value rises by
a
> couple of nF, but it seems to peak out, then drop a little - - - - what's
going
> on there ?  :O\
>
> Regards
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>