On Thu, 4 Mar 1999 08:47:59 +0000 "Ian White, G3SEK"
<G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
>Carl wrote:
>
>> Last night I
>>>finished
>>>the installation, and fired up the amp, NO SMOKE.
>>
>>I would not expect immediate smoke. The proof is in long term
>>reliability. Just for G & G why not breadboard the bank and monitor
>for
>>temperature build-up. A good cap will barely get warm, even after
>several
>>hours of use.
>
>They would have to be tested at full DC load current, in order to
>generate the ripple current through the capacitors - that's what
>could
>do the damage.
Thats what I meant when I said "several hours of use". Just sitting in
standby does nothing.
I ran a full 10M contest with a SB-220 and an externally wired bank of
CDE 381LX caps several years ago since I was apprehensive about the small
physical size.
73 Carl KM1H
>
>73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
> 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
> http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek
>
>
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