UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Capacitors in series

Peter.N. · 18th Dec 2008, 2:07 am

This balancing with parallel resistors is used amateur radio linear amplifiers where you have perhaps 2,500 volts being smoothed by a series of say 350 volt capacitors, imagine the efect of the voltages being very unequal!

18th Dec 2008, 2:07 am	#9
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,601	Re: capacitors in series - pitfalls? This balancing with parallel resistors is used amateur radio linear amplifiers where you have perhaps 2,500 volts being smoothed by a series of say 350 volt capacitors, imagine the efect of the voltages being very unequal!