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[TCML] Re: Polypropylene vs Metalized Polyester
To : Tesla Coil Mailing List <tcml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject : [TCML] Re: Polypropylene vs Metalized PolyesterFrom : Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx >Date : Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:03:15 -0500Archived-at : <https://tcml.pupman.com/archives/list/tcml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx /message/XI3K36N5YFGIG3GA63LG7NNTWYAYNQA4/>Authentication-results : piggy.pupman.com; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=emwd.com header.i=@emwd.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=harmony header.b=U2vQQNWm; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20230601 header.b=NSIoKppkAuthentication-results : host.harmonylists.io; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="NSIoKppk"; dkim-atps=neutralDelivered-to : teslaarchive@xxxxxxxxxx Dkim-filter : OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 piggy.pupman.com D94E542BEC3Dkim-signature : v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=emwd.com; s=harmony; t=1731369876; bh=/ruwYBsSIu2C0OZibu8JNzWqKgwxpvpNkDQYR36SA6E=; h=References:In-Reply-To:From:Date:To:Reply-To:Subject:List-Id: List-Archive:List-Help:List-Owner:List-Post:List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe:From; b=U2vQQNWmSCQ+6N+QVVEasM+mzrPD7SF7yYqz8OJbOmdYLQ8+fdIjwyvOPGpnLsUJX Fb6CPkRDo7VFJcKUy7B7jS1YVbWvZX4i2GX3K/mjGDrj6SSHxOzJNSeK68nlGtbkjM G49+Ze2tMliIKQ/vod10fy77ktVszhyPyd9CPOsn41m7Rwgi3tyM1YcuyoQetteU+d 1ShZbqqLlw7RRE/xH8qxJ2khL40NX7SRgC6aqQgZiHZMEcg5YIWpqsu31x5sJhgXH4 CuFiiiZKCCut4PPmrHUABcawRvhpsdkeF8/avOKCZEAlJ8BFlFgiRLdcyPyFMViTIN YujdNEQTyEjUg==Dkim-signature : v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1731369808; x=1731974608; darn=tcml.pupman.com; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:reply-to:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=DJ4ng9whN2GEV8dVp4/IcjoFQiqB6MBaq0gWk018dng=; b=NSIoKppkiR+7zDKJJNQ0czw++rVTI974JpoK9h/FA8vUyQZ63fg5yAtaMruxWhqiaH jVWNEVKvpBOKP0ahQRvFNjCW5wXz8LlIea30SDQSkRzX6KfN0zONdTjpRhjqZXPV+7rI jcLRvhJvuXO+rtkUs6i0d1z/u+o4v53lSGWCditd6WbupbAGZ9ocTiH+LEhNA5V4xhMh EZrTksJph4vw7c4eG7P0K0CTmS6/biOneTn/BnRuWArQFf26byvn2BbcqL2qHensqZiH 77Lez8XNCu8c53vrbSHGGXh6AtyQSHNdB5R0AXsIiPj81IPhcsoBSYoHAKaMnOUvXzUd avPg==In-reply-to : <0dd501db3491$d0a5f140$71f1d3c0$@weysideelectronics.com>List-archive : <https://tcml.pupman.com/archives/list/tcml@tcml.pupman.com/ >List-help : <mailto:tcml-request@tcml.pupman.com?subject=help >List-id : Tesla Coil Mailing List <tcml.tcml.pupman.com>List-owner : <mailto:tcml-owner@tcml.pupman.com >List-post : <mailto:tcml@tcml.pupman.com >List-subscribe : <mailto:tcml-join@tcml.pupman.com >List-unsubscribe : <mailto:tcml-leave@tcml.pupman.com >References : <0dd501db3491$d0a5f140$71f1d3c0$@weysideelectronics.com>Reply-to : Tesla Coil Mailing List <tcml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
Unfortunately, polyester, a.k.a Mylar, is not a suitable dielectric for
Tesla coil tank circuits, it is too lossy and will overheat and fail in
short order. Polypropylene is what you want.
On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 6:59 PM <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have seen that polypropylene is the best choice for Tesla coils. What
> would be the comparison with Metalized Polyester.
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> I have "inherited" a good quantity of Metalized Polyester caps from Wesco
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> .033uF / 15KVDC. Would these be good tor Tesla Coil use?
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