[Milsurplus] Opinions: Leakage in Electrolytics

[gl4d21a at juno.com]

David:

In addition to the other comments, remember that 2 ma. times, say, 300 volts is 6 tenths of a watt.  Not much until you consider it is buried inside the capacitor, and has to get out through a less than excellent thermal path.  So, that serves to hasten the ongoing demise of the device.  Who knows what hot spot temperatures may be generated?  The real problem usually then happens when the capacitor barfs all the corrosive junk inside out through the seal, and ruins a bunch of stuff under the chassis.  Replace just on general principles.

73,
George
W5VPQ


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