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[AMPS] Reforming electrolitics

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Subject: [AMPS] Reforming electrolitics
From: G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk (Ian White, G3SEK)
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 10:13:16 +0100
Carl, KM1H wrote:

[snip]
>The final phase is to parallel them all...takes a ample supply of clip
>leads...and bring them up slowly again to max voltage. Then let them cook
>for an hour or so. Ideally, the current should go down to only a few ma.
>per cap. 
[snip]
>Any other ideas out here....if we can get off of power regs long enough?

Instead of disconnecting and re-connecting clip leads on charged
capacitors, to measure the leakage current on each one, fan-out from the
supply with a resistor to each cap (say 10K) and measure the voltage
drops.

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)

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