On Thu, 04 Mar 1999 19:00:42 "Phil T. (VE3OZZ)" <phil@vaxxine.com>
writes:
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>There's no indication from either supplier's catalogs that running a
>cap at
>well below the max design temp will result in longer life, even
>though it
>does seem reasonable to expect that it might.
A simple catalog sheet fails to tell the story. You need the full spec
sheet which CDE at least is very detailed. I dont know about Jap brands,
dont use them since getting real specs is damn near imposssible.
Maybe a coincidence but the large majority of my amp repair cap failures
is Jap brands...take it from there.
Absolutely zero failures with USA Mallory CGS types. None in about 5
years with CDE 381LX series either..made in South Carolina.
Individual ham level responses are potentially dangerous unless they can
show a full test/histogram . IOW, "Caveat Emperator".
73 Carl KM1H
73 Carl KM1H
85 deg.C is pretty
>damned
>hot (185 F). I suspect that if you select the right rip. current
>rating
>and the lowest ESR you can afford, 85 C rating is plenty.
>
>Phil
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