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Re: Neon unpotting dilemma (high power factor)



In a message dated 00-03-07 12:30:01 EST, you write:

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> Unfortunately, cooking the NST on a hotplate totally killed the PFC cap , it
> bulged and leaked.  So I'll never know if this cap had really failed, but
> the primary coil seems intact.
 
> Any thoughts?
 
> -Adam >>

Adam,

I would think maybe it bulged and leaked before cooking?  But
I don't really know anything about the failure modes of these caps.

Cheers,
John Freau