Re: MMC vs. Maxwell caps?

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Original poster: "Edward Wingate by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <ewing7-at-rochester.rr-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "David Knaack by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <dknaack-at-rdtech-dot-com>
> 
> > Original poster: "Bill Vanyo" <vanyo-at-echoes-dot-net>
> > I know everybody loves MMC's, but these Maxwell caps appear more cost
> > effective to me - a 0.03uf cap, rated 35kvdc, goes for $85.
> [...]
> > So, does anyone see any drawbacks to using these Maxwell caps?  Am I
> > wrong about it being cheaper to use one of these for 0.03uf than to
> > build an equivalent MMC?
> 
> Are those self-healing caps?
> 
> I'd be concerned that if it did fail it would be necessary to replace
> the entire $85 unit, whereas with the MMC you have the possibility of
> replacing only the $2 failed units.

Bill,

If you buy the Maxwell you won't HAVE to replace anything!! MHO

Ed Wingate RATCB