>I dought very much that the Anode is made of pure Tantalum, as this
>materiakl is veri brittle in this form.
>Also VERY expensive :)
>For more about Tantalum go to :
>http://www.tanb.org/
>
>Most of the Tatalum today, (99%) is used in the fabrication of high
>capacity, small form factor capacitors.
>Pure tantlaum sells for about 125 usd an lb in ingot or cap grade powder.
>
>A pure Tantalum Anode to resist the "white hot" temperature (a bit under
>2996 deg. C) should cost around
>$1000 :)
A 5-125B tantalum plate/anode weighs around 0.008 lb -- which is about
one USD.
>...
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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