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Re: [Amps] How Do You Know When Filter Caps Begin to Fail?

To: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] How Do You Know When Filter Caps Begin to Fail?
From: Glen Zook <gzook@yahoo.com>
Reply-to: Glen Zook <gzook@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:10:43 -0700 (PDT)
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The electrolytic capacitors in my Henry / Tempo 2001 lasted for 38-years and 
then 3 of them "went" at the same time.
 
Glen, K9STH


Website:  http://k9sth.com


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 From: Eddy Swynar <deswynar@xplornet.ca>
To: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com> 
Cc: Amps@contesting.com 
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] How Do You Know When Filter Caps Begin to Fail?
 

Hi Pete,

When the filter caps in my filter string started to expire, one by one, the 
fuse in the 2.5 KV power supply would simply blow...

I finally grew tired of replacing them one by one, & simply wholesale replaced 
all of them. Surprisingly, the caps lasted some 32 years---but electrolytics 
seem to be like lightbulbs in that they all "age" at surprisingly the same 
rate. I guess once you lose one, "...it's time"!
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