At 05:16 PM 10/4/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I just had the high voltage cap in my Henry's power supply go bad. Its a
>20uf 3kv oil filled cap. I called Henry Radio and of course they didn't have
>it (I gave them a break.. it is 30 years old). Anyway, the question is: The
>power supply is a choke input, does that mean that I have to replace it with
>the exact value? Fair Radio has 32uf 4kv caps at a reasonable price. Can I
>use one of those and get away with it?
>
>And the BIG question: Does anyone have the exact replacement for it just
>laying around?? Or, one that would work for a good price?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Martin - N3HRT
I would use it in a heartbeat, Martin. As long as it will physically fit
that is. Ripple current in well designed choke input power supply is pretty
much a "don't care". It's not at all like a cap input supply where you are
deliberately brutalizing the cap.
73,
Larry - W7IUV
w7iuv@arrl.net
http://www.axtek.com/w7iuv
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