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You can but eventually the voltage gets so high that the resistance of the air isn't enough to prevent a short via a discharge. And in a vacuum, the resistance
by goldenkey 5y ago
You can but eventually the voltage gets so high that the resistance of the air isn't enough to prevent a short via a discharge. And in a vacuum, the resistance is even less. One would have to keep the capacitor in a super resistant gas or fluid to prevent a short.
- mrfusion 5y agoYeah that’s what I’m trying to figure out. Maybe energy storage wise it’s worth encasing it in a large amount of high insulator. I’m curious to run those numbers but I’m not quite sure how to approach it.