Re: MMC temp guage idea

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: MMC temp guage idea
From: "bob golding" <yubba-at-clara-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 08:04:43 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Hi Adam,

I have thought of this, but can't remember if I read about someone else
thinking about it,
or whether it was a independent thought, or serendipity. That happens quite
at lot on this list. I didn't bother as your caps should not really get
hot. Hot caps=lost power. You want the Watts in the primary not the caps.
If your caps are getting hot enough to need monitoring something is wrong.

cheers
bob golding

 
 
snip: 
> Ignore me if someone's already thought of this, but here goes my idea: I
am
> going to tape one of those liquid crystal forehead thermometers to the
side
> of a string on my new MMC cap.  I figure this will give me a good
colorful
> warning when the cap gets up into the 30-40C range.  According to most of
> the data sheets I've read, the PP caps start derating after 80C or so.