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Post subject: Electrical characteristics at 60,000+ ft Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:58 pm

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Joined: Sat Apr 23, 2005 2:09 pm

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Location: Tampa, FL

Hello all,

I'm interested in finding out more about electrical characteristics at very high altitudes. I know that there are some studies about radiation effects on circuits in space, but I haven't encountered any other electrical related concerns at high altitudes.

Does anyone know of any resources to start?

I've been searching scholar.google.com to find any interesting things. So far, I have found none.

Thanks!

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Post subject: 60000 feetPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:48 pm

Differences include:

1. Breakdown voltage - if you're running high voltages, this might matter.

2. Teensy difference in dielectric constant - virtually never matters.

Good Luck!

Posted  11/12/2012