Bill, W6WRT wrote:
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:29:58 -0500, Roger <sub1@rogerhalstead.com>
> wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>> Ohhh...Yahhhh! They are loud too<:-))
>> The first one was in a fairly new Dentron DTR-2000. Actually it was in a
>> lower voltage circuit. It blew the can right off the cap. The *empty*
>> can hit the top of the amp so hard it squashed down. It looked a lot
>> like a 38 wadcutter that had hit something really solid. <:-)) The can
>> started life at roughly 5/8" to 3/4" in diameter and about 1" tall.
>>
>
> REPLY:
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> I doubt if it was shorted. Most likely it was leaky and that caused it
> to overheat. One that is dead shorted is not likely to overheat at
> all. Ohm's law, ya know. :-)
>
I'd think even were it a short, it would be cleared rather quickly as at
best they are just foil. OTOH they are probably constructed better than
the Lithium batteries. <:-)) They've had a lot more practice at getting
it right, although the construction is quite similar.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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