Re: [EVGRAY] DIY caps

Body

Did you have them in oil?   When flash over happens are they hard to
repair usually?

On 12/13/2018 9:11 PM, Warren Keillor [email protected]
[EVGRAY] wrote:
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> Mick
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> The 3 mil should work
> Allow a 1/2" border all around to prevent flash over. Stuff without
> printing on it is preferred. The drop sheets are pretty long, and
> should work ok as long as the folds don't wrinkle as you roll your
> sheets up. You may want a plastic core to roll them on such as cpc
> plastic pipe, the white stuff for hot water
> You will discover all sorts of better ways that work for you, as you
> lay these sheets out. Keep them dry, and dust free, if you can, before
> rolling them up.
> These are not fussy, and should work for 10kv before flash over.
> Just rolling the corner of foil onto the aluminium wire and sticking
> it in place with a little 3M magic mending tape worked for me.
> Cheers Watren
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>     On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 8:39 PM, Mick [email protected] [EVGRAY]
>     <[email protected]> wrote:
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>     Warren,
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>     Cant find the rolls down here in SA, only the 3 mil drop cloths so
>     far.
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>     On 12/13/2018 7:38 PM, Warren Keillor
>     [email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]> [EVGRAY] wrote:
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>>     Mick
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>>     You can get very long rolls of 6 mil plastic, but it is no big
>>     deal to use 3M magic mending tape,which adheres perfectly fine to
>>     polyethylene, neat ,and tidy, just allow overlap of about 1/2 "
>>     Measure the finished capacitor to get the capacitance value, and
>>     mark it on the cardboard cover tube.
>>     My papers are still in boxes pending more bookshelves. I need to
>>     get my Mohamed spiral coil notes out.
>>     These capacitors are really easy to make, and work reliably.
>>     Cheers Warren
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>>         On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 6:56 PM, Mick [email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]> [EVGRAY]
>>         <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
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>>         Warren,
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>>         Is there a way to splice the plastic when the foil rolls are
>>         longer?
>>
>>         What adhesive is used to make these?
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>>         Can you send me the paper from Mohammed on how to make these,
>>         I can't
>>         locate.
>>
>>         Thanks Mick
>>
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