Re: Capacitor Mystery

From: Michael Hofmann (westbound_at_gmx.net)
Date: 06/24/04


Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:28:14 +0200

Glenn Waller wrote:
> Electrolytic capacitors have a life span, under good conditions, of 5
> years.

Yeah right. Don't tell my vintage audio equipment. 30+ years and counting.
And btw, sensible manufacturers give you a formula to calculate expected
lifetime. I have never seen one state an explicit number of years.

Michael



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