11 Dec
2010
11 Dec
'10
6:46 a.m.
Hi
I have a couple of smaller Lambda bench supplies.
They have a number of electrlytics in them but almost
every one that is marked "Lambda Long Life" has failed.
They are nice supplies so I keep fixing them.
They seem to mostly go dry as yours has rather
than going short. I'd rather this as it save solid state
parts around them.
As long as you aren't expecting 100% capacitance
and supper low ESR, the ones they have seem fine.
I had one failing in a Poly88 chassis. I replaced it
with one of the units they had and it has been working
fine ever since. I think most of theirs were made in the
90's so there not all that old.
Dwight
From: cclist at sydex.com
On 10 Dec 2010 at 20:44, dwight elvey wrote:
Hi
What demensions is it? There is a surplus place
near here that often has screw mount type caps
( NOS ). also look for any caps that say they are long
life electrolytics. These will also be bad.
Hi Dwight,
Funny you should mention that--the cap in question is indeed labeled
"Long Life". It's about 3" H x 2" in diameter.
--Chuck