Re: CD capacitor

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Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>

I haven't seen any mention of just using an "extended foil" layer placed
right on the thin layer? There was a little talk about this last year
and i thought the fact that they could be slid into a pvc pipe and the
center hole would allow oil seepage, made this a good option to home
built caps.
Marc M.

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> CDs have a very thin layer of aluminum vacuum deposited inside them.
> However, it is so thin that any real current will vaporize it as shown by
> the microwave and top of coil experiments.  I would imagine the 1000+ amp
> primary circuit would destroy the layer in the first shot.  Connecting to
> the layer with a high current connection would also by very hard.  I can't
> see any way to use it as a primary cap...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>         Terry
> 
> At 12:28 PM 8/30/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >I know for a fact that the foil is actually metal, and that it is
conductive.
> >If you throw a CD in the microwave, the energy causes arcing along the
> >surface of the foil, and I can also discharge my pulse capacitor through the
> >foil. It's a pretty cool thing to see. There is a big, bright flash and
> >nearly all of the foil is removed from the clear plastic without any damage.
> >I also remember reading somewhere that it is aluminum. I think I might have
> >to investigate this concept some more, it's kind of intriguing.
> >                                    Justin