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On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:24:30 -0700, "Jim Thomson" <Jim.thom@telus.net>
wrote:
>
>Yeah, that's what I was always lead to believe. I was told that it is
>better to run your caps very close to their voltage rating. Dunno if
>its a wives tale or not.
REPLY:
I was told that too, but never heard any real proof. The idea was that
an electrolytic is not a static (pun intended) component. The
electrolyte is chemically active and will gradually deteriorate if not
run near it's rated working voltage.
Possibly just an old wive's tale. If anyone has any authoritative
source, please post it.
73, Bill W6WRT
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