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Old 1st Jul 2015, 5:32 pm   #59
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Default Re: capacitors in series - pitfalls?

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Originally Posted by GMB View Post
Time and again I have assumed what everyone says that modern parts have better ESR and time and again I am disappointed that the old parts I removed turn out to be better.
Maybe possible that the size of older parts relative to new ones has some bearing on this? Greater cross sectional area would suggest lower resistance in a conductor, anyway.
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