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May 12, 2010. 6:35 PMjtobako
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Depends on the current, voltage, area, acceptable error factor and amount of damage acceptable in catastrophic failure : )
Will it work? Yes, to some extent. Reliable or repeatable? Well, everything depends on your skill at that point.
Will it work? Yes, to some extent. Reliable or repeatable? Well, everything depends on your skill at that point.
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I wonder if you could also try using something like cellophane.
I wonder if you could also try using something like cellophane.
May 13, 2010. 9:42 AMjtobako
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Cellophane from cigarette packages was used (along with the foil) to make the variable capacitor for a crystal set in an old set of instructions I saw somewhere.
I figured it miught be useable. Many plastics are good dielectrics. That's why I wondered about cellophane (like saran wrap). Cheap and VERY thin, although I don't know off hand how it stacks up to wax paper on the dielectric constant. At a guess as good or better, so between thin, flexible, and *possibly better, it makes for a smaller package with similar or equal capacitance.
the actual values can be looked up in a handbook or online..
the actual values can be looked up in a handbook or online..
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