Re: charged parallel plate capacitor

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

There are vacuum tubes, vacuum relays, vacuum switches, and, inter alia, vacuum
capacitors.   (some are even variable)

Try:  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=vacuum+capacitors

their use is mainly in high power radio transmitters.

bc


"Farrell-Gray, Catherine" wrote:

> If there were a vacuum between the plates would the charge leak or would the
> capacitor be able to hold the charge? Is there such a thing as a capacitor
> with a vacuum between the plates?
>
> Thank you.
> Kate Farrell-Gray
> Amherst HS, Amherst, NY