Re: design for new capacitor

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Original poster: "Kurt Schraner" <k.schraner@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Tesla list wrote:
> Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> your guess about the 1.55mm is right. To measure the dissipation
> factor at operating frequency I don't own the equipment. But at 1kHz
> it's about d=0.006..0.008 (Q=149..120) and at 120Hz it's
> d=0.003..0.003(Q=165..260), by my LCR meter. Verified the capacitance
> about being 1.044..1.1nF for a size of the plates of about 25.5 x
> 14cm copper.
> Best regards,  Kurt"
>
>    OK on the thickness.  That's pretty close to the 0.060 inch stuff
> we use here (like identical?).   Does your LCR meter work at 120 Hz?
>
> Ed

Yes, Two measurement frequencies, 120 Hz and 1 kHz are possible. See spec's at:

http://www.elfa.se/elfa-bin/setpage.pl?http://www.elfa.se/elfa-bin/dyndok.pl?lang=fi&vat=0&dok=2004687.htm

Best regards, Kurt