Re: Caps ??

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 1/22/01 1:44:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" < 
> Leik3-at-aol-dot-com> 
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> I've got a quick question about the saltwater caps: 
> I know that the saltwater inside is one conducting plate and the saltwater 
> on 
> the outside is the other, so why wrap them in foil?? Is it so they can be 
> connected to eachother by setting them on a metal plate? Why can't you make 
> the saltwater caps but not submerge them in saltwater since the foil on the 
> outside could be one of the plates? 
> This is just something I've been wondering about for a while. 
> Thanks everyone, 
> Dennis 


Hi Dennis, 
        I suspect that one major reason for the use of water on the outside 
is because you can't get foil to fit as closely or as uniformly to the 
surfaces as you can water. 

Matt D.