Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Power supply question.....

At 06:12 AM 4/24/02 +0000, you wrote:

>There WAS an effect, in the early days, where electrolytic caps would lose
>the ability to take full voltage if operated at less than full voltage for

a long

>time. If you had a need to operate them at higher voltage than they were
>used to, you would need to ramp the voltage up slowly or they might explode.

Right, electrolytic caps rely on the charge to generate the compounds on
the plates that resist flow of current. Most electrochemical reactions are
partly reversible, hence the behavior Jon noted.

Regards, Hoyt

Posts with .htm attachments are filtered to trash!
Belfab CNC - http://www.freeyellow.com/members/belfab/belfab.html
Best MC Repair - http://www.freeyellow.com/members/batwings/best.html
Camping/Caving - http://www.freeyellow.com/members/batwings/caving.html
Let he who has no weapon sell his garment and buy a sword -Jesus Christ