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Re: Tips on capacitor and toroid design



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Actually, DC Cox posted the Kapton info.

DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net


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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Tips on capacitor and toroid design
> Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 12:29 PM
> 
> Original Poster: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com 
> 
> In a message dated 1/6/99 4:42:19 AM Mountain Standard Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
> 
> > 
> >  Capacitor builders should consider Kapton over polyethylene or
polystyrene.
> >   Kapton has a dielectric constant of 4.2 - 4.2 which allows very small
unit
> >  construction.  Another great feature of Kapton is it's operating
> >  temperature max is nearly equal to Teflon --- over 500 degrees F. for
> >  Kapton.  A typical design with Kapton dielectric will produce a 1,000
pF HV
> >  capacitor element with an element size of only 2 x 2 x 1 inch. 
Elements
> >  are series-parallel connected to obtain proper value.  Kapton is
> >  distributed by DuPont Co. -- consult your local library Thomas
Register for
> >  a rep in your area.
> >  
> Good stuff that Kapton.  I have some heating pads at work that use it for
> insulation.  The only problem might be the cost.
>