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Re: [Amps] Low ESR caps for amp power supplies

To: W0UN -- John Brosnahan <shr@swtexas.net>, amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Low ESR caps for amp power supplies
From: Alek Petkovic <vk6apk@eon.net.au>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 05:59:05 +0800
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Try http://www.mablexporting.cn

I deal with them all the time for tubes.

They have 450V 105C Electrolytics in various values very cheap.

Service is good and delivery is via DHL.

Needless to say, I have no affiliation.

73, Alek
VK6APK


At 05:40 AM 3/05/2006, W0UN -- John Brosnahan wrote:
>Follow up to my original posting on filter caps.
>
>Right in the midst of all of this I am getting an unplanned visitor
>so my apologies for the slow response.  Need to get this place
>looking civilized!
>
>I received many on-line and off-line responses including some offers
>to sell me caps.  I probably should have added some better explanations
>for my requirements.  A dozen caps won't work for me since I have
>a short term need for 60 or so to build up 6 power supplies.  And a
>longer term need for an additional 100 caps.  So whatever I buy needs
>to be available in quantity since I plan on laying out a circuit board for
>the caps and resistors and I only want ONE design based on some
>standardized cap.  I also require that the caps be the more modern,
>much smaller electrolytics like in the Alpha amps.  Those have always
>been very reliable.
>
>There are a LOT of caps out there for $8 to $10 and I could go with them.
>What I was hoping to discover was some source of new, or new surplus
>caps that got the price down to the $5 or less range.
>
>At this point I probably need to sell something else before I can buy
>this many caps.  This is a "self-funding" (TM) project!  Fortunately I
>have some of the more expensive items -- like all of the transformers
>and diode modules, plus relays, etc.  Only thing I need are the caps
>and equalizing/bleeder resistors.   Once I do this little production
>project I will have all of the power supplies for all of my VHF/UHF amps
>as well as for my HF monobanders.  I had originally planned to use
>some oil-filled caps but they weigh over 100 pounds each and have
>PCBs!   ;-(
>
>No one has come up with a "secret" source with sub-$5 caps so I
>guess I need to keep watching eBay and/or bite the bullet and buy
>some caps from one of the major vendors.  Maybe my quantities
>will be large enough to get a decent price.
>
>Thanks -- John  W0UN
>
>
>
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