On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:35:01 -0500 OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can vouch for that! My first transmitter's power amp was fed 500 > volts. All I had in the junk box was a pair 450 volt capacitors, so I > figured it would have suffienct of a margin of error built in.
Usually, you want to derate the capacitor and not run it at its voltage rating. For commercial equipment, you want to run it at 80% of its rating. For military, 50%. > It worked for about six months, then one cap went bang - blew the bottom > out and released a LOT of smoke. Once again proving that electronics really runs on smoke. If you let the smoke out, the electronics stops working. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
