I know this list gets pretty obcessive at times, but 4 KV is really not that high. It certainly requires care, but you won't really get into real HV issues at normal atmospheric pressure. It's nothing like 20 KV or 50 KV or higher. Those are HARD.
Pretty much any careful, decent construction techniques will work. -John ============== > On 1/18/10 5:44 AM, "J. L. Trantham" <jlt...@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > >> Is that mahogany? >> >> Has anyone ever used 'Starboard', a marine plastic? It looks like it >> might >> be a candidate for HV construction. Also 'Plexiglas'? >> >> Joe >> > > The breadboard material of choice for HV is HDPE- High Density > PolyEthylene > (aka the white plastic cutting board from the local discount store).. > Cheap, > easy to machine, good HV properties. Plexiglas (a tradename for acrylic) > is > brittle and tends to crack when machined, and gets worse with ozone/UV. > If > you want clear plastic use a polycarbonate (e.g. Lexan) that has been UV > inhibited (most of the "window glazing" stuff is inhibited). > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
