Re: MMC resister problem

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>


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Subject: Re: MMC resister problem


> Original poster: "david baehr by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> I think some of the large commercial made caps use many' packs' of caps in
> series inside them........do they put resistors on each pack in these
> caps???????
>
Nope, but as pointed out in a subsequent post in response, they are in a
sealed container, not intended for access at any time after manufacture, so
the safety implications of voltage on the individual units are negligible.
The external user cares not what the inside does, since all they can see is
the exterior terminals, and those CAN be discharged to zero with a short or
bleeder.

This might have life implications though... keeping a capacitor charged puts
mechanical stress on the innards..... Such things are probably one of many
of the factors affecting rated life of commercial pulse caps.