Re: The death of a classic

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Original poster: "teri mckenney by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mck-at-ezy-dot-net>

Hey Finn,
As one who has set a few MMC caps on fire, I can say that one probably got
hot and caught on fire, spreading to the rest. Was the MMC enclosed in
something? Was it laying flat or on it's side? My first one was in a box and
when it caught on fire I had a hard time putting it out. I couldn't get into
the box quickly and had to shake it violently to put it out.Charred ones
still work, I just replace the popped ones:0)
Billy

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Subject: The death of a classic


> Original poster: "Finn Hammer by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> So probably, one cap gave up, and this lead to heat inside it, being
> transmitted to nearby caps, and the avalance started.
>
> This is the reason that I will not use a MMC again on a professional
> coil: It is not reasonable to ask, that the operator should be able to
> spot that first bulging cap when it pops out amongst the others, A pro
> coil damands a pro cap.
> Cheers, Finn Hammer