[ARC5] Tape

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 25 Apr 2013 at 16:32, Brian Clarke wrote:

> Hello Ken,
> 
> It will depend on the kind of plastic. If it's PVC, eventually it will
> dissolve in its own un-released solvents and the wire will cut
> straight through. It it's Teflon, that is a little better, but it will
> deform if there is any pressure on the side wall. If it's Kapton
> (poly-imide) it should last well through the night.
> 
> The other problem you need to consider is the inductance of the leads
> - they won't be equal. I assume the original capacitor had all leads
> coming out one end. The leads to the upper capacitor will be longer
> and have a lower self resonance then the shorter. You could equalise
> them by having all leads come out in the middle of the stack to go the
> bottom terminals.

Thanks, Brian. That is good information. This is for a power supply filter at 60 
Hz, so lead length here won't matter.

Ken W7EKB