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Re: MMC capacitor performance



Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi John,

	WIMA FKP1 series caps are some of the best out there.  The 0.033 1600 volt
version has been tested as excellent up to 400kHz.  I would have no
concerns about using them.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 11:47 AM 12/15/2000 +1100, you wrote:
>Dear List, 
>
>I was wondering who here has tried WIMA FKP1 caps in an MMC?  I seem to 
>recall reading List comments to indicate that they have been tried... 
>but looking at the specs I'm a little concerned about the drop-off in 
>voltage rating with increasing frequency.
>
>Check out The "General Data" page for FKP1s at:
>   
>http://www.wima-dot-com/
>
>I have some 0.033 microfarad 1250VDC ones that I was going to try, but 
>at my operating frequency (approx 200kHz), the AC voltage rating of a 
>single cap appears to be only about 120V!
>
>What's the story here?  
>
>Cheers, 
>
>John Sanderson.
>
> 
>