How about Teflon film and copper foil? Check out McMaster Carr. Teflon film is on page 3334, copper foil on page 3435. 🙂
Peace,
Sanaka
Peace,
Sanaka
Magura said:
Now i'm confused. 😕 I thought that capacitors diden't get hot at all unless they had high ESR, in wich case they are broken or if too high voltage causes arcing. Can someone please explain?
If you are going to use paper, use 'craft' paper and not notebook paper. The 'craft' or brown wrapping paper has less void area and can take higher voltages without sparking over. Cling wrap is not good for high voltages or high values as it melts and is too thin for stability. Use un-metallized mylar from window tinting for a really good dielectric.
Krist said:
An ideal cap dont get warm.....ideal caps are real hard to come by 😉
The loss have to go somewhere....in this case its heat.
Magura🙂
that goes for most things doesnt it? I mean electronic things dont generally move about too much so the only outlet for inefficiencies would be heat
i think this is something theyve 'fixed' with modern monitors and tv's. they dont seem to get any static on the screen 🙁
Steve
Except for valve & class A amps, that are inefficient heaters, and that inefficiency outlet is sound! 😀
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