MO caps

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <A123X-at-aol-dot-com>

I know occasionally this topic comes up of whether or not microwave oven caps 
can be used in a TC as tank caps. I think one time when it came up it was 
decided that some MO cap manufacturers use bad rf dielectrics and the caps 
will explode in a tank circuit but other manufacturers use dielectrics that 
can handle rf better. I was just wondering if anyone knows what types might 
be good and what types bad. Are GE microwave oven caps made with bad 
dielectrics or good ones? 

Mark