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Old 18th Aug 2009, 2:03 pm   #11
Jimmyhaflinger
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Default Re: Dansette Electrolytic Capacitors

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Originally Posted by audiomm View Post

I would hesitate to stuff the can with 3 separate caps unless I could guarantee the replacements could handle the ripple current. Most replacement axial lead electros will not have the ripple handling capacity of the original can.
Unfortunately I have seen the results of under-rated caps used in this situation ( but not by me) - a fire tends to focus the mind .


Mike
That's scary

I have just replaced the leaky 50+50mfd 300vdc smoothing can in a valve record player with two 47mfd 350vdc axial blue jacket Philips capacitors from the late 70s, as used in the deflection/convergence section of Philips K12 CTVs, hopefully they won't explode!
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