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Subject: Re: [OT] Maxwell & Ceramite Price Lists
Date: Oct 29, 00:13 am
Poster: Pierce Nichols

On Oct 29, 00:13 am, Pierce Nichols wrote:


>If you look at the end of the description of each of the Maxwell caps at the Surplus sales of Nebraska site, they give you the can type. From this and the data available at the Maxwell site, you should be able to sort out the specs.

In some of the cases, although not all. In particular, it's not clear for the single-ended plastic caps, b/c not all caps of that series are listed on the website. It does give me enough to get a sense of the life span and capabilities of the caps.

>They also have doorknobs elsewhere in the site. For those, you want to be careful to get N4700 dielectric, which is rated for pulse/discharge operation. Otherwise, the bastards will crack on you. I know from sad experience 20 years ago, when I built up an ArF laser using High-K units instead. I was always having to take the damn thing apart to hipot all the caps and find the little s.o.b. that had ruptured itself. The High -K units also have a lot of dielectric absorbtion, so that when you discharge them, they will sneak back up to partial charge again and bite you if you aren't careful.

How do I tell the difference between the two?