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Re: option 1 or option 2. - Option 3!

Original poster: "Mark Broker" <mbroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Salts dissociate in water. In other words, the ionic bonds are broken and the "free" ions "hang" in the water. They won't leave solution (no danger).

No, they don't look quite as nice, and the bulk can be a hassle, but buying the cheapest 6-pack from the store, a carton of table salt, and a Rubbermaid bowl large enough to fit all 6 bottles with little room will cost less than half an MMC. And that leaves you with some spending cash, which you will almost certianly need for "something you forgot" (happens to me way too often! ). The little bipolar tabletop my uni's physics department had used a rolled cap in a 5 gallon bucket. It was bulky, heavy, ugly, and leaked, but it worked. Also, if it matters, Tesla himself used wine bottles. ;)

Cheers!

Mark Broker


On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:31:33 -0600, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Original poster: "Qndre Qndre" <qndre_encrypt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

I am wondering if the salt (natriumchloride) doesn't get
electroanalyzed, converting it into chlorine and sodium, which are
both very dangerous substances. Also the transportation is a bigger
problem with saltwater caps than with MMCs. MMCs look more
professional and do perform better.




Original poster: "Mark Broker" <mbroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Save some money and build a saltwater cap - compared to an MMC it's
much less expensive, much bulkier, but doesn't perform as well.  Use
clean glass (beer) bottles filled with saltwater.  A google search
for "saltwater capacitor" should give plenty of designs and such
:)  A six-pack in a gallon mop bucket will be suitable for your power supply.

Mark Broker