Re: Cap Failure

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• Subject: Re: Cap Failure
• From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
• Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:00:46 +1200

Hello all,
           I take it from this post there has been another CP cap 
failure....

> >During the next run, power was adjusted to about 80% (about 112
> >volts) on the 15 KV 120 MA neon tansformer source, with good coil
> >output, when after about 20 seconds one end of the capacitor was
> >suddenly and explosively blown off with no prior warning. A loud "pop"
> >and a yellowish colored flash were heard and seen, and capacitor oil 
> >was ejected in the immediate area.

and that the failure is caused by carbon tracking inside the case?
Would somebody please fill me in on the details.

Thanks,
Malcolm
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