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Dielectric Constant [message #8942 is a reply to message #8940]

Sun, 08 May 2005 20:07

muman
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That has been universally dissed. Dielectric properties are poor and they shift which is why old radios lose their station. Crystals were used for accurate tuning because of that. Imagine how changes in humity and particulates change the dielectric of that kind of capacitor. The dielectric constant of a vacuum is 1.0, air is ~1.0001 and plastics are 2-3 (depending on which one). Paper is 2-6 (depending on what it is impregnated with) and mica is 6.8. All of these are better and more consistent dielectrics than air.

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		Air Dialectric caps By: Manualblock on Sun, 08 May 2005 09:04
		Re: Air Dialectric caps By: Wayne Parham on Sun, 08 May 2005 14:48
		Dielectric Constant By: muman on Sun, 08 May 2005 20:07
		Re: Dielectric Constant By: Manualblock on Wed, 11 May 2005 12:58
		Re: Dielectric Constant (of water?) By: muman on Sun, 15 May 2005 19:55
		Re: Dielectric Constant (of water?) By: Manualblock on Mon, 16 May 2005 05:51
		Universally dissed? By: Triode_Kingdom on Thu, 12 May 2005 14:29
		Re: Universally dissed By: muman on Thu, 12 May 2005 16:49
		Here's a thought By: Wayne Parham on Fri, 13 May 2005 00:06
		Re: Here's a thought By: Manualblock on Fri, 13 May 2005 08:21
		Re: Here's a thought By: Wayne Parham on Fri, 13 May 2005 17:10
		Sorry, you're wrong By: Triode_Kingdom on Fri, 13 May 2005 12:50
		Re: Sorry, you're wrong By: muman on Fri, 13 May 2005 17:50
		Re: Sorry, you're wrong, with references By: muman on Fri, 13 May 2005 23:31
		Your references say nothing about air because ... By: Triode_Kingdom on Sat, 14 May 2005 23:11
		Do whatever you want. By: muman on Sun, 15 May 2005 00:17
		Re: Do whatever you want. By: Manualblock on Sun, 15 May 2005 06:06
		Re: Do whatever you want. By: muman on Sun, 15 May 2005 18:46
		I always do By: Triode_Kingdom on Mon, 16 May 2005 00:20
		References By: muman on Mon, 16 May 2005 01:19
		Re: References By: Manualblock on Mon, 16 May 2005 05:48
		Re: Reference - "Valve Amplifiers 3" By: Damir on Mon, 16 May 2005 05:54
		"Electrical breakdown is not always associated with high voltage" By: muman on Mon, 16 May 2005 21:12
		Air Caps, Right Here, Get 'em While they're Hot!!! By: Triode_Kingdom on Tue, 17 May 2005 00:39
		Re: Get 'em While they're Hot!!! By: muman on Tue, 17 May 2005 22:25
		Re: Dielectric Constant By: metasonix on Sat, 14 May 2005 14:52
		Macanudo By: muman on Sun, 15 May 2005 20:06
		Bolivars By: PakProtector on Fri, 20 May 2005 18:05
		MODERATOR By: akhilesh on Tue, 17 May 2005 16:13
		Re: MODERATOR By: Manualblock on Tue, 17 May 2005 18:30

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