Rick wrote:
couldn't possibly be right - we all know that condensers are 100%
efficient and coils are lossy - right?...


Good work. Congratulations on doing some real experimenting and thanks for
reporting.
What do you attribute the losses in the cap to? Could it be contact
resistance between the plates and the rotor? Would it be possible to
substitute some commercial cap temporarily to compare?

Rick K2XT



Show me a 100% efficient cap first, then I will show you where to patent
it and sell it. You will then have the money to purchase my bridge in
the desert!

Regards,
JS