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Default Electrolytic ESR verus temperature test


Today's tale of capacitor woe ...

Panasonic SA-PTX7 home cinema. Lit up for a couple of seconds then died each
time it was powered. Two caps at fault this time, C784 and C794, both 330uF
at 6.3v working. Both got 3.3v regulated across them. Both part of an L-C
filter. Neither near anything hot (for a change ...) and both got bulging
tops ...

About all you can say for this modern capacitor malaise, is that it's good
for business ... d:-)

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