Plate Caps (was vacuum tubes)

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• Subject: Plate Caps (was vacuum tubes)
• From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
• Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 08:38:37 +1200

Dan wrote...

> > P.S.: Finished my flat plate capacitor, 50 peices 13"x8" Aluminum
> >       flashing. And 15 sheets of 6 mil polyethylene between each
> >       plate. Measured dry at .0285 uF. I Placed it in a plastic
> >       comforter box and filled it with 3 gallons of Mineral oil.
> >       I'm going to let it set for a week before I fire it though.
> >       I'll keep you posted. Pictures coming soon (I Hope).

If your cap is in a clear container it would pay to keep an eye on 
bubbles. It took a couple of months for all _visible_ bubbles to
work their way out of mine. Even now there may be some lurking where
I can't see them.

Malcolm
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