Re: [TCML] Polypropylene?

[steve date <aaadate@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/4/2012 1:19 PM, Jim Lux wrote:
> Actually, it's not the dielectric that heals.  The capacitor is made 
> from lots of little capacitors in parallel with what is essentially a 
> "fuse" in series with each cap.  When the dielectric fails, the 
> current causes the fuse to blow, removing the cap from the circuit.
>
> Maybe 10 years ago on the list there was a discussion of this. There 
> are some cool microphotos around of failed capacitors, etc. 
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I thought Terry (long ago) came to the conclusion that tiny holes were 
being punched through the dielectric and the material "closed" back up 
(self healed) until there were so many holes the entire cap failed.

Or was this proven false?

steve-seattle


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