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: > : > : On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:32:50 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
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: > : >> : > : : > : >> : > : > How do you dream up all these ridiculous things?"M.I.5¾"
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: > : >> : > : > >: > : >> : > : > >> What type of capacitor has to cool off before it accepts
a
: > : >> charge?
: > : >> : > : >
: > : >> : > : > > A: A faulty one.
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: > : >> : > : > > It is well a known problem particularly among certain
types
: > of
: > : >> : > : > > electrolytic capacitors. The usual problem is that the
EPR
: > : >> : > (Effective
: > : >> : > : > > parallel resistance) of the capacitor falls alarmingly as
: > it
: > : >> warms
: > : >> : > up
: > : >> : > : > > rendering it ineffective as a capacitor.
: > : >> : > :
: > : >> : > : Two charts of electrolytic capacitor failure modes. Check out
: > : >> : > : Table 2 here:
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http://industrial.panasonic.com/www-data/pdf/ABA0000/ABA0000TE4.pdf
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: > : >> : > : Operating at high temperature is shown to cause failure
: > : >> : > : by increase in leakage current.
: > : >> : > :
: > : >> : > : or Figure 2.10 here:
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http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-04082007-083102/unrestricted/imam_afroz_m_200705_phd.pdf
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: > : >> : > : Operating at high temperature is shown to cause failure
: > : >> : > : by loss of effective resistance (i.e. increased leakage).
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: > : >> : > : Indeed. In general electrolytic capacitors are rated at
either
: > 85°C
: > : >> or
: > : >> : > : 105°C. The former is obviously cheaper than the latter and
: > that's
: > : >> often
: > : >> : > : what gets used as such supplies don't run that warm.
However,
: > even
: > : >> if
: > : >> : > : operated below 85°C, the former type are considerably more
: > : >> unreliable
: > : >> : > than
: > : >> : > : the latter.
: > : >> : >
: > : >> : > Oh, so the latter break down at temperatures below 85°C because
: > : >> : > they are less reliable than the former cheaper ones... very
: > logical.
: > : >> : >
: > : >> :
: > : >> : How you managed to arrive at that conclusion is anyone's guess.
: > : >>
: > : >> It's quite simple. Here's a table, you like tables.
: > : >>
: > : >> ------------------- Former ------------------
: > Latter ----------------
: > : >> < 85°C reliable unreliable
: > : >> > 85°C unreliable reliable
: > : >> _____________________________________________
: > : >>
: > : >
: > : >Don't be pillock all your life, have a day off occasionally. I
neither
: > said
: > : >that nor inferred it. I stated that even when operated below 85°C,
: > : >capacitors rated at 85°C are more unreliable than those rated at
105°C.
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: > : With all due respect, are we on a crusade to prove who is right or to
: > : help the now confused OP ?? Do you think the OP gave up on us? I
: > : know at this point if I were him, I would have.
: >
: > If the OP doesn't have his answer by now he's in serious trouble.
: > This M.I.5¾ character seems to hallucinate that reliability is
: > a function of temperature without testing for failure rates
: > of 105°C rated capacitors at sub-zero temperatures, which
: > is the case for some military aircraft.
: >
:
: Thus proving beyond all reasonable doubt that you are imagining content in
: my posts that simply isn't there.
:
: I think the kill file beckons. Ah 'tis done.
Always nice to see a chicken shit duck out without proving his claim.
"However, even if operated below 85°C, the former type are considerably more
unreliable than the latter." - Chicken Shit "MI5" and a bit.