Re: [TCML] Maxwell 31173 fail

[Joe Mastroianni <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Who knows - Very possible, Gary.  I did move it to get a pic, but it was indeed close.   It was only about 6" below.   At this point I'm willing to believe all theories.  
I'll position the replacement in a more favorable configuration, further from the action.   Will post pics when I get a new cap and come up with a mounting strategy.
Cheers,
Joe


On Feb 12, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Gary Lau wrote:

> Hi Joe,
> 
> I've never heard anyone suggest this as a failure mechanism, but might be
> worth thinking about.  I can't be sure I'm seeing it correctly, but it
> appears that your cap was positioned broadside-up, just inches (?) below the
> primary coil.  Is it possible that the primary field was inducing eddy
> currents into the cap's foil plates, and that may have contributed to
> heating?
> 
> BTW - beautiful secondary and topload.  Glad nothing happened to them!
> 
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
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