Re: CD capacitor

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Original poster: "Michael H Nolley by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nolleym-at-willamette.edu>

>             You may all think im insane but how about electroplating copper
> onto the thin aluminum to give it the ability to conduct current better the
> acid in the solution shouldnt affect the plastic just a suggestion i kjnow it
> would be a wast of time but it would be interesting to see if its possible.
> Maybe one of you guys that has a settup for etching could just try this to
> see if it would work?

    Theoretically, if you could separate the polycarbonate slices without
cracking them,
and without disintegrating the aluminum layer (probably impossible, as it
adheres to both
slices) you could electroplate it.  But why?  I don't think you are crazy,
but you ought to
know that probably none of us will try doing something that
is a waste of time :)
        --Mike