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Re: MOT Caps DC Limit

Original poster: tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Steve
Thanks forthat experience
Only option in NZ is really to keep ear to gnd and hunt for dead MO's as no
manufacturing base here and limited repairs, if in right place at right time
dead MO's can be had.

If I need to go  for lots of MO caps I'll post on list to see if any NZ
coilers want to sell some of their hoardings as I will want about 10 more of
these and thats a lot of MO's to find at the dump

Tnx
Ted L in NZ
Subject: Re: MOT Caps DC Limit


> Original poster: "S&JY" <youngsters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Ted,
> I have a DC supply that uses MOT caps for filtering.  I limit the DC
voltage
> across any cap to 1.4 times the AC voltage rating.  Since MOT caps are so
> cheap (less than $2 each, free if you are a good scrounger), there is no
> point in overvolting them.  Better to spend an extra few dollars than have
> one explode and spray oil over everything, and/or short and take out your
> diode strings.
> --Steve Y.



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