Re: cheap way to test "doorknob" capacitors? (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:09:50 -0700
From: Gomez Addams <gomez@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: cheap way to test "doorknob" capacitors? (fwd)


On Nov 10, 2004, at 7:14 PM, High Voltage list wrote:

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> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:31:13 -0600
> From: Shaun Epp <scepp@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: cheap way to test "doorknob" capacitors? (fwd)
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> I read that the capacitance of door knob caps are a function of 
> voltage.
> The capacitance is higher at high voltages.

Wouldn't be a very good capacitor if that were true.  It's news to me.  
Got a reference?

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