Re: WATER CAPACITOR EXPERIMENT!!!!

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Original poster: The MCP <ejkeever-at-comcast-dot-net> 

 >From what I've read, castor oil has a K of ~5, while pure water has a K of
~80. A solution of 35% hydrogen peroxide has a K of 120, but it's probably
more than a little explosive.

You can find a huge list of dielectric constants at
http://www.asiinstr-dot-com/dc1.html

On Saturday 15 November 2003 07:20 pm, Tesla list wrote:
 > Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 > I'd echo Ed's suggestion.. easy test.
 >
 > If water doesn't work there are other liquids with high dielectric constant
 > (although not as good as water) that might interesting to fool with.
 > Castor Oil springs to mind.
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > Subject: Re: WATER CAPACITOR EXPERIMENT!!!!
 >
 >  > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > "Original poster: "eahab el naga" <eahab1-at-msn-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > I have spent the last two days reading virtually every post on water
 >  > capacitors... Here's a summary of what I understood:
 >
 > <big snip>
 >
 > Ed's comments:>
 >
 >  > Contamination of the water takes time, so I'd suggest you first try
 >  > putting that capacitor into a bucket of water and see how it behaves
 >  > immediately.  As for the acrylic, it will puncture immediately so skip
 >  > it for now.  Save yourself a lot of work and, if all looks well,
 >  > continue with your plans.  If it doesn't find out why before going to
 >  > all of that effort.
 >  >
 >  > Ed