Re: PETP capacitors (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:10:51 -0500
From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: PETP capacitors  (fwd)

Tesla list wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007
> 13:06:31 -0700 From: Bryan Polinder <b.polinder@xxxxxxxxxxx> To:
> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: PETP capacitors
> 
> there are some russian surplus PETP .01 4kv  caps for sale here at a
> surplus store any good for a MMC or are they crap?
> 
> 
> 

Hi Bryan,

Polyethylene Terephthalate Polyester (PEPT) or simply Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) is the same as Mylar = BAD for RF use.

Get polypropylene film/foil snubber caps instead.

Bert
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