Re: WV

• To: tesla@pupman.com
• Subject: Re: WV
• From: "Bert Hickman" <bert.hickman@aquila.com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
• Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:51:13 -0700
• Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "Herwig Roscher" <herwig.roscher@gmx.de>
> 
> Hi coilers!
> 
> On a capacitor out of a microwave oven I've found:
> 
>                 WV 2400 VAC, TV 10 kVDC
> 
> I assume, that WV means working voltage ( = rated voltage?), but
> what's TV? Could you please help me?
> 
> BTW: The cap has got an integrated discharge resistor and the
> rectifier diode is integrated as well!
> 
> Regards
> Herwig

Herwig,

This most likely "Test Voltage" - a short-term DC stress test to week
out caps having potentially defective/weak dielectric areas. This is
often done at some multiple (say 2X) of the rated DC voltage.

-- Bert --
-- 
Bert Hickman
Stoneridge Engineering
http://www.teslamania.com

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