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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: HV Cap Fun!
Message-ID: <1989Jun3.211635.2752@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
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Date: Sat, 3 Jun 89 21:16:35 GMT

In article <747@eplunix.UUCP> raoul@eplunix.UUCP (Otero) writes:
>What about superconducting materials? No resistive heat dissipation at all.

Nope, sorry, wrong:  superconductors have zero resistance only for DC.
Running AC through a superconductor does produce heat.
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