[TCML] Capacitor encapsulent

Ed Phillips evp at pacbell.net
Fri May 22 20:19:44 MDT 2009


    Good luck!  My experience with window glass capacitors has been 
uniformly disappointing - never got one to last very long.  I also tried 
"potting" then in paraffin without any luck but I didn't have vacuum 
apparatus.   Others may comment on their own stories.

Ed

Raymond Magdziarz wrote:

>I'm building my capacitor using window glass and brass sheets. I plan on
>using paraffin instead of transformer oil. I would draw a vacuum on the
>container while the paraffin is liquid to get the bubbles out and then let
>it solidify. Will this work, or what problems will I have.
>
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