RE: Magnifier Primary Capacitors - EQUIDRIVE vs. STANDARD

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi Gary and All,

Dan's post here was sent 8 days late due to a server error.  Please 
disregard it.

Cheers,

         Terry


At 02:14 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote:
>As my recent experiment 
>(http://www.pupman-dot-com/listarchives/2004/January/msg01310.html) shows , 
>the tendency for MMC caps to have a residual charge is dependant on 
>precisely what type of cap is used.  We do not yet understand and are not 
>able to predict which caps will develop residual charges.  Until we better 
>understand this and are able to predict whether or not it will happen, I 
>think it's unwise to suggest that others won't be zapped just because you 
>haven't been.
>
>Gary Lau
>MA, USA
>
>  > Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
>  >
>  > I have to agree with the Dr. on this one.  On my newer MMCs i don't use
>  > any type of resistors anymore and
>  > have zero problems with the capacitors and never any residual charge on
>  > them as well.
>  >
>  > Dan