Re: MMC or Maxwell? Which is better (Condensor Products)?

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


I've done this shaker routine with Maxwells with no problems.  Design
engineer, Bob Cooper, said they were packed very tight so this shaking won't
bother them.

I can't say what the effect might be on CP products or others.

Dr. Resonance
 >  >
 >  > If they are oil-filled caps, befriend someone at a local paint supply
 >  > company.  Put each of them on the "paint shaker" for 10 min and you
will
 >  > have no air bubble problems.
 >  >
 >  > Dr. Resonance
 >  >
 >
 > Dr. R
 >
 > Air bubbles might be the least of the problems after 10 minutes of the
 > rigors of a paint shaker! I would think that the stresses on the
 > delicate internal foil/dielectric packets would be a little out of the
 > G-force design specs of most any commercial pulse cap.
 >
 > I have a number of Condenser Products caps mounted horizontally, roll
 > them approximately 15 degrees every few months and have had no failure
 > problems. They can be mounted vertically to eliminate the "problem"
 > altogether.
 >
 > Any of the pulse rated PVC cased, rectangular Maxwells I have
 > disassembled had the individual packets wrapped in heavy porous
 > cardboard which serves to "wick" the oil into the packets to insure that
 > they don't dry out.
 >
 > Ed Wingate RATCB
 >
 >
 >