[Boatanchors] New Capacitor Physical Sizes

[Nick England]

Manufacturer part number contains 220 for a 22uf Cap. So maybe that got
mixed in somewhere. Or these are Chinese caps with bogus markings.

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 5:25 PM Jacques Fortin <jacques.f at videotron.ca>
wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I agree with you that a 220µF, 450V cap having that size (3/8 " diameter,
> ~15/16" high) is impossible.
> From private exchange with Doug, they are identified as NIPPON CHEML-CON
> EKXG.
> And guess what ? From the NIPPON CHEMI-CON EKXG capacitors spec. list, a
> part having 220µF at 450V does not exist !
> Can be worse than counterfeit parts... bogus ones !
>
> 73, Jacques, VE2JFE
>
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> <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> De la part de Bob Groh
> Envoyé : 10 septembre 2019 16:57
> À : Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com>
> Cc : boatanchors mailman.qth.net <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Objet : Re: [Boatanchors] New Capacitor Physical Sizes
>
> I don't know of any 'magic' that would make a 220 uFd, 450 WVDC capacitor
> that small.  Call me skeptical!  Like 'very skeptical' - think there is a
> stock mixup at the supply end of things.
>
> Bob Groh, WA2CKY
>
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 11:54 AM Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Yesterday I received an order which was for some HV caps to recap a
> > Heath p.s. section.  The values were like 220 uF @ 450V.
> >
> > What I got was those values but the cap is tiny.  If I stood it up and
> > stood a .25 cent piece next
> > to it, wouldn't surprise me if the quarter wasn't taller.   Diameter was
> > about 3/8".
> >
> > Holy smokes folks, has anyone tried one of these new micro-caps?
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