Hi Larry/All, > ..... >returns. I don't believe we are anywhere near the ceramic dielectric >breakdown voltage. (Is that correct? Can anybody confirm the actual >dielectric breakdown voltage of ceramic?) ==> I think it will be Electric field strength (V/m) that causes dielectric breakdown. In the case at hand since the plates are close by, comparatively small voltages would be sufficient to break-down. In any case, there can't be a breakdown "voltage" for a dielectric (say,ceramic) only the field strength. Please correct me. Thanks, - Raja _____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu