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Re: Idea for Capacitor



Subject:       Re: Idea for Capacitor
       Date:   Fri, 13 Jun 1997 23:50:51 -0700
       From:   Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com>
Organization:  Stoneridge Engineering
         To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 References:   1


Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Subject:  Re: Idea for Capacitor
>   Date:   Thu, 12 Jun 1997 22:15:50 -0700
>   From:  "Norman F. Stanley" <nfs-at-midcoast-dot-com>
>     To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> 
> At 11:20 PM 6/11/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Subject:       Re: Idea for Capacitor
> >       Date:   Thu, 12 Jun 1997 08:32:20 +1200
> >       From:   "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
> >Organization:  Wellington Polytechnic, NZ
> >         To:   tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >
> >
> >Hi Fr. McGahee, all,
> >                      I have built plate caps (without the wicking)
> >in more-or-less the way you describe. I offer a warning on the use of
> >acrylic for compressing the thing - the acrylic bends like hell, even
> >the thicker stuff. I was incredibly disappointed. The idea is great
> >though. Perhaps someone can suggest something a lot more rigid.
> >Alternatively, some kind of G-clamp to compress it in the middle, at
> >least temporarily until the cap is dunked in the oil?
> >
> >Malcolm
> 
> I would expect a resin like acrylic would deform and flow under
> sustained
> high pressure.  How would a reinforced laminate like Micarta (?) do?  I
> ask
> since I have some slabs of this stuff, about 1" thick.  Would it stand
> up
> to oil?
> 
> Norm

Norm,

Micarta will work very well, being virtually impervious to mineral oil.
The stuff is also very strong/stiff.

-- Bert --