Re: smoking capacitors

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

WHOISIT:  CLEAN YOUR GLASS WELL. I USE TITANIUM WELDING RODS AS CONDUCTOR
WIRE, SALT DOSENT EAT TITANIUM. EVEN PLATINUM IS SLOWLY DISOLVED BY SALT
WATER. PUT YOUR WIRE ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTEM OF THE BOTTLES. THIS SHOULD
STOP YOUR OIL/SALT ARC PROBLEM. IF YOU USE COPPER OR BRASS WIRE INSULATE
YOUR WIRE WHERE THE OIL/AIR/SALT CONTACT LINE FORMS AT THE TOP.
  ROBERT  H

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 07:09:09 -0600
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: smoking capacitors
> Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 07:15:32 -0600
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <HIGHWYRUNNER17-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> I have built a small tesla coil for my physics class at school and I have a
> salt water pop bottle capacitors and the mineral oil has leaked out of the
> pop bottles and I have changed the salt water in the tank and resealed the
> bottles but there still is smoke coming off them. What should I do to get rid
> of the smoking, and is there suppose to be little sparks in the bottles where
> the mineral oil and the salt water meet?
> 
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