Re: microwave oven caps

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Original poster: "Michael H Nolley by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nolleym-at-willamette.edu>

> I've been doing some investigating into microwave oven capacitors, and it
> seems that many of them are constructed using a polypropylene dielectric. I
> had heard that one of the reasons they will not work in tesla tank circuits
> is because they have a mylar dielectric which heats the capacitors to the
> point of failure. Aerovox manufactures their capacitors using polypropylene,
> and so do several other small companies. I know that the capacitors have
> inductances that are higher than conventional pulse capacitors, but I think
> I'll do some investigating to see if I can get them to work.
>                                     Justin

Interesting--keep us all updated.  I may try to take apart one of my
aerovox caps
to see if you're right.
        --Mike