Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hi, At 06:27 PM 12/15/2005, you wrote:
Dave, Colorado.................3 TCBOR poly caps still working since about 1992...1993,...
Don't "jinx" them Dave!!! Now they are probably going to blow up tomorrow :o)))
SUCK !!?? ,.........I dont think so !..... Heck, why bother building your own coil !!!, just buy one off of ebay !! Have it shipped , take out of the box, plug it in and Whoopy!! Shame to the person that builds is own stuff !!! ,......... > >Matt, you're missing the real point: HOMEMADE CAPS >SUCK!
I bought my tube coil off e-bay. I never would have figured it out otherwise. But once I had a working one, I could study it and figure it all out. I think it cut a giant amount of time off my learning curve there!!!
Of course, if you have good caps, use them ;-))) I think we are just trying to point out the options people have and be sure they don't go to a lot of trouble making oil caps just because they are not aware of the newer MMCs. There will always be people making caps with glass, mica, and other old ways for various reasons. But that will be because they want to not because they have too... There was a person a few years ago trying "clay caps" just for fun.... When people ask us how to make caps, we just suggest MMCs since they are sort of the "best" to suggest. But they are not the "only" type of cap out there... If one is making a big pig system where MMCs get to be too expensive and commercial caps are not an option, then a nice rolled oil cap may be a fine way to go!!
Cheers,
Terry