On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Phil Mendelsohn wrote: > Well, if you ::really:: know where your water is coming from, absolutely > 100% pure H_2O is an excellent dielectric and you could dip your mobo in > it without the rubber coating. That's what they used for the dielectric > in the first stage capacitors of the PBFA2 (Particle Beam Fusion > Accelerator 2) at Sandia National Labs. Now it's called the Z-machine, > but I think they still use 15-20' high tanks of water as really big plate > capacitors! > > DISCLAIMER: Unless you have more experience than I in laboratory > distilling methods (in which case you would have thought of it), it's > foolish to try, and I won't be liable for any negative outcomes, death, > destruction, dismemberment, acts of God or civil insurrection that result > from such actions. But if it works well, then it was my idea. :) I ran a 386 in a bucket full of plain 'ol distilled water once. It actually worked, too. :) -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500