[Milsurplus] Leakage in Electrolytics

[J. Forster]

Reforming is done at DC. The thing is resistive. P=V*I. The PF =100%.

-John



James Duffer wrote:

> snip
> > > 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
> 73,
> George
> > > W5VPQ
>
> The question comes to mind------is it really  .6 watts??  As I recall there
> is a phase angle between capacitor current and the voltage producing the
> capacitance current.  watts=I x E x PF.  Power Factor (PF) being the cosine
> of the phase angle.  We can't forget Eli the Ice man.
>
> 73, de wd4air