Peter Peres wrote:
>There is nothing really wrong with mica if it is of good quality and
>mounted right. All insulators eventually carbonize and become conductive
>(even silicon rubber ones which turn into white puffy slimy dust with
>nil mechanical resistance when heated enough), but mica does not, as it
>contains no carbon afaik. It withstands very high temperatures (as in hot
>air blowers that run at 500+degrees C etc).
>

20 people have now stepped forward touting the merits of mica,
but no one has yet really addressed the issue of durability
in the face of an environment with extreme vibrations - like
riding on a lawnmower.

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