Re: Maxwell 31159 cap on eBay

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

It has to do with the mechanical stresses on the internals, and perhaps, the
time constant of the  polarization of the dielectric.
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Subject: Re: Maxwell 31159 cap on eBay


 > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > "It's a low rep rate cap with 20% max voltage reversal.  Definitely not
 > the
 > best for TC duty.
 >
 > Dr. Resonance"
 >
 > It's a non-polarized capacitor, so what is the significance of the
 > voltage reversal spec?  Low rep rate might be related to internal
 > heating, but I don't understand the reverse voltage part.
 >
 > Ed
 >
 >