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Default Why doesn't everything use solid aluminium capacitors?

On Fri, 01 May 2020 01:07:53 +0100, whisky-dave wrote:

On Thursday, 30 April 2020 20:35:27 UTC+1, Commander Kinsey wrote:
Cost is only 20% higher. Lifetime is many times greater.


Not compared to the types of capacitors check out the data sheets typically up to 2000 hours.


Anything with only 2000 hours is not fit for sale. That's going back to the days of the filament lightbulbs.

On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:16:16 +0100, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote:

Well cost has a lot to do with it, I'd expect.
Brian