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In Reply to: RE: Capacitor real lifetime posted by tweaker456 on August 31, 2022 at 21:03:11:
That may be a good reason to use a fan on tube equipment. To keep other components from extreme temperatures. Place an electrolytic too close to a power tube and it can get pretty toasty.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Capacitor real lifetime - Hornlover 08:21:26 09/01/22 (3)
- Also, heating isn't only an external environment issue - 1973shovel 05:52:16 09/04/22 (2)
- Caps also heat from within, based on the level of ripple voltage they're exposed to" Excellent Point~nT - Cleantimestream 14:24:04 09/08/22 (1)
- Good point! - gusser 10:20:35 09/15/22 (0)