Thread: Electrolytic capacitor fails after 1 hour in service!
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Old 1st Dec 2017, 8:47 pm   #14
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Default Re: Electrolytic capacitor fails after 1 hour in service!
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Originally Posted by kalee20 View Post
Just a thought - it was the right way round wasn't it? 18V is about what I'd expect to gradually destroy an electrolytic, climaxing in an hour or so.
I did place it with the correct polarity.
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