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Re: Dielectric absorption (was LED Charge Indicator)



Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>

"Dielectric absorption was demonstrated dramatically when I unrolled a
defibrillation capacitor (36uF 5kV) and sparks were developing giving
me little shocks.  Tearing the dielectric and film/foil gave rows of
tiny sparks captured with my digital SLR camera.
http://tesladownunder.com/misc1.htm#Can%20crusher%203

Peter "

	I don't think that's necessarily a dielectric absorption effect; sounds
like mighty high voltage for that.

Ed