Re: Salt Water Caps

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Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com> 

Mike: The reason is cost. Most PE bottkes are thin , to get thick PE you
spend $5 each. Glass is thick and stands hi voltage for $0.03 each.
       Robert   H
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 07:57:47 -0600
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: Salt Water Caps
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:01:28 -0600
 >
 > Original poster: "Mike" <megavolts61-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > After reading this thread a bit, I wonder why no one
 > has mentioned using bottle made from polyethylene.  I
 > think they'd perform a bit better than glass
 > bottles...you'd need more of them due to the
 > difference in dielectric constants, but they'd be less
 > 'lossy'
 > Mike
 >
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