Re: Maxwell AC vs. DC ratings

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 



What's the deal with the commercial caps?  Aren't they essentially just a
packaged string caps like we use in MMC's.  Is the VDC spec to include
voltage reversal or is there a separate voltage reversal spec?

Gerry R

 > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >
 > I never realized these caps were so fragile!!  I sold those two I have
from
 > that Lichtenberg figure experiment (wouldn't have worked...) to Kreso and
 > we were wondering about this.  I have always played with MMCs, not
 > commercial caps ;-)
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 >