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Re: Glass cap with polyethylene




From: 	DR.RESONANCE[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE@next-wave.net]
Sent: 	Saturday, September 13, 1997 10:21 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Glass cap with polyethylene 

To: Rich

Using two different dielectrics in a cap is very bad.  The electrostatic
fields will not be uniform which could lead to local corona and hence a
breakdown.  Suggest using single sheets of plastic and then series
connecting each subsection.  

DR.RESONANCE@next.wave.net


> 
> From: 	Richard Smit[SMTP:esmit@ilink.nis.za]
> Sent: 	Friday, September 12, 1997 3:05 PM
> To: 	tesla@pupman.com
> Subject: 	Glass cap with polyethylene 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering! Glass is a bad dielectric for a Tesla Coil but what if
you
> take a thin piece of polyethylene and place it between the foil and
glass.
> Will it still be a bad cap or will it be better because of the poly?
> 
> Thanks.
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