Re: Use MMC's, not build your own. . .

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Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>

Hi Ted in NZ here
If you really are keen to build your own, cheap C can be had using ordinary
kitchen Al foil and dielectrics from available plastics like mylar drafting
sheets or other palstics from craft shops. You need to be conservative re
voltage rating but if you run a few in series should be OK.
Best
Ted L
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Subject: Re: Use MMC's, not build your own. . .


> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> And, there are other sources for salty water... dirt, seawater, etc.
> Beer bottles are free for the finding
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> > Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mark_w_stolz-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> > Dan, All,
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> > Define "cheap". :-)
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> > For the poor student or out of work coiler (like me), you can't beat the
> > cheapness of saltwater capacitors.  Sure they don't have anywhere near
the
> > same performance of good MMC caps, but even I can afford water and table
> > salt. :-)
> >
> > Mark Stolz
> > Houston, TX
> >
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