Re: Capacitors

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

You should strip about an inch(or maybe 1.5 in.) around the border on both
sides.  I would definitely put them in mineral or trannie oil. 
   I thought of using the protein powder jugs for a leyden jar cap.  Should
work nicely.  Might need to have these in oil as well to reduce corona losses. 
I think the corona will break down the plastic over time. 
Mike 



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> Hi all, 
> I've got 8 pieces of 12x9" 30mil circuit board I want to use for a tank cap. 
> Should I use them as is just hooked in series/parallel or do I need to strip 
> some copper off to prevent arcing?  If so how much?  Strip around all edges 
> on one side or what?  Ok to run dry? 
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> Also, since the ckt bd cap only gets me about 1/2 way there, I was going to 
> build one out of a big round HDPE container that had protein powder in it. 
> I can get my whole arm in there so I wonder if I can stick Al foil to the 
> inside and outside making a more efficient cap than SW.  If I did that would 
> it be ok to run it dry?   
> Please tell me what you think. 
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> Best regards, 
> Jeff Johnson 
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