[Amps] Corian for HV insulators?

[Ron Youvan]

   Jim Barber wrote:

> Can anyone think of a reason I shouldn't use (plain white) DuPont Corian
> for HV insulators? (up to 15KV working)

> I have some Corian scrap on hand, and need to machine some insulating
> parts for my new HiPot, BVT or whatever you want to call it.

> An internet search spat out that that Corian is acrylic with aluminum
> trihydrate added. I don't know the proportions, but both components have
> a dielectric strength of over 10KV/mm. Based on that alone it would seem
> to be ok... ??

   I don't know, why not test it, can you find someone in your neighborhood with a Hi-potter that 
goes to ~50 kV?  How does 2,050 MHz effect it?  (mw oven)
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