We can be fairly certain that materials like Nylon and PTFE were not around when the original bell was made ...
Someting like (waxed) silk, perhaps? Met vriendelijke groet, Rob Klein verstuurd vanaf mijn smartphone Op 22 jul. 2019 21:40, om 21:40, Adrian Godwin <[email protected]> schreef: >Nylon is hygroscopic. Doesn't seem like a good idea. PTFE is flexible >when >thin - eg PTFE sleeving. Some of the other artificial fibres such as >dacron, kynar etc. might also be good - I'm not sure of their >electrical >properties. > > >On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 7:17 PM Dr. David Kirkby < >[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have been discussing with some friends about the Oxford Bell with a >view >> to making one. One guy can not believe a battery can last 175 years. >> >> Anyway, I was wondering what would make a good insulator to suspend >the >> ball. I thought of nylon fishing like, but can anyone think of a >better >> insulator? Obviously PTFE is a good insulator, but it’s not exactly >> flexible. Nor is sapphire. >> >> Dave >> -- >> Dr. David Kirkby, >> _______________________________________________ >> volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com >> and follow the instructions there. >> >_______________________________________________ >volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >To unsubscribe, go to >http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com >and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
