Re: 5-terminal Capacitor

On 28 Nov 2005 19:18:19 -0800, "Christopher Pikula" <ChrisPikula@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Heya.
>I have rescued an older capacitor from a Mobo, of undeterminant
>origins, and I discovered it (or I should say they) have 5 leads. a
>-. 1, 2, 3, 4. I've tried looking it up on the net, but I've had no
>luck. Maybe someone here can help me?
>
>Wordage on Cap:
>Siemens
>German
>LL LL LL LL
>B43507-F0687-M
>680uFan1 +20/-20%
>385V--
>-40 . . . +85*C
>DIN 41268
>05.93
>
>I've got it to hold a charge across the 1 --> - leads, but other than
>that, it's not giving me any hints. Its fairly big, with a 2cm Radius
>and a 7cm height, which leads me to believe that there is more than one
>capacitor in there, but hey, if I knew, would I be asking you guys?

It is or was a standard Euro package, made by Philips/BD Components and BHC in
the UK as well.

If you find the relevant Philips data ***, it will apply to the Siemens cap as
well.

I'll have a look in our data books at the factory later.

Peter
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