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Original poster: "Nick Andrews by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nicothefabulous-at-hotmail-dot-com>

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HOWARD DICKENS ON... SELF HEALING CAPACITORS
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Many data sheets for metallized film capacitors refer to “self healing”.
This
is an important feature for some applications.  If the dielectric breaks
down
and forms a channel between the electrodes, a short circuit will be
formed.
However because of the very thin metallization (80 A to 300 A) of the
electrodes… continue reading at
http://www.reliabilityanalysislab-dot-com/news/enews030203



Nick A