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    Has anyone actually made a capacitor?

    I don't mean one of those jar ones, or the ones where you make a massive thing using cling-film and it ends up storing 1pF or something. I mean an actual canister shaped one. Now I know these usually require big machines and great precision but I was wondering if anyone made one as proof of concept.

    Come on, even a homemade one is better than a GSC.
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    Re: Has anyone actually made a capacitor?

    You missed the thread about wooden capacitors didn't ya...
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      Re: Has anyone actually made a capacitor?

      Originally posted by PCBONEZ View Post
      You missed the thread about wooden capacitors didn't ya...
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      That wasn't proper science though, that was just bellendery...

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        Re: Has anyone actually made a capacitor?

        The manufacturers state the basic science behind it... The ridges in the aluminium relate to the voltage, and the electrolyte defines the characteristics... But they don't give you any specifics, so I imagine that it would take a good bit of reverse-engineering to make one.
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          #5
          Re: Has anyone actually made a capacitor?

          It'd be quite cool to make a basic one in the same shape (but bigger) and refine it from there. But I think the main problem would be longevity from impurities in the metal as well as dust introduced in the inevitably non-clean room environment.

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