[Heathkit] SB-601 capacitor voltage ratings

[Mike McCarty]

Mike McCarty wrote:
> Dave Cook wrote:
>> Hi guys, I'm recapping an SB-610 and am a little confused about the voltage
>> rating of C600, C601 - the 40 uf'ers in the 600V supply. There's no voltage
>> rating in the parts list, and the caps themselves show 350V, but looking at
> 
> That looks fine to me. As already commented by others, that's a
> (full wave) voltage doubler. I'd add a 680K ohm 1/2 W resistor in
> parallel with each of them. Otherwise, you are relying on
> "matching" the leakage current through them to keep them under voltage.

Actually, as Ron Youvan pointed out to me, in this case such
resistors are not necessary. The computation was a reasonable
one, but in this particular circuit they are not necessary.

I withdraw my comment on this point.

Mike
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