Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:24:50 -0600
From: Buster Anderson <beenergy@telusplanet.net>
To: William Beaty <billb@eskimo.com>
Subject: Re: Comments from billb amform

William - Thank you for your response. A friend built 30 layers of aluminum
foil and Capton with no detectable results. He used a balance beam. On the
.015 tin, there was a very slight difference at about 45 layers (maybe 1/10
of a gram) but none detectable at either 30 or 60 layers. The measurement on
the Capton layer thckness was about 50% thicker than two layers of wax paper
using a micrometer. That might be a factor also to be considered.

The other person used mylar but his scale was out of range for the electric
rocket weight. I suggested a balance beam and he is purchasing a higher
voltage DC source. A wilmerst hand crank generator might be good all around
for expense and being able to test at different voltages up the scale (Wax
paper two layers could rupture or short at about 800 volts).

Feel free to post the above information if it helps someone. Good Luck -
Buster Anderson