Re: Has this been tried?

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

They are probably just great for this application... If they're sort of waxy
and soft, they're UHMW polyethylene (that's Ultra High Molecular Weight)...
UHMW is the "poor mans's teflon", a great dielectric.

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Subject: Has this been tried?


 > Original poster: "Christopher \"CajunCoiler\" Mayeux by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net>
 >
 > While at the local Wal-Mart, I noticed a variety
 > of white plastic cutting boards for cheap, and I
 > pondered if anyone has tested these for thier
 > insulative properties against high voltage. It's
 > a hard plastic, and would probably make a good
 > perf board for an MMC or a "Terry Filter" if it
 > were suitable.  Has anyone tried these yet?
 >
 >