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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Adrian
Graham
Sent: 03 September 2016 14:03
To: Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Power Supply capacitor physical size
Hi folks,
Looking at the PSU of my Lisa's ProFile after it died gracefully not so
long
back
and it obviously needs new caps since one of the
1000uF 16V ones has
bulged badly. While I'm replacing that one I'll do the 47uF 250V ones too.
And the mains filters but I've got a stock of spares for them already.
Apologies for what's probably a dumb question, but when it comes to cap
replacement I know I can go up a notch if the required capacitance or
voltage
isn't available so 25V and 400V is ok, but what
about physical size?
I can get the correct capacitance/voltage but they're physically much
smaller
than the ones I'm replacing, like 10mm instead of
16mm diameter. If I go
up
to 25V I can get 16mm diameter which is the size of
the old ones.
Modern caps are physically smaller so folks who want to preserve the look of
objects resort to Capacitor Stuffing..
.. put a new modern cap inside the old case...
Am I worrying for nothing?
Personally I think that it's a valid question.
Cheers, from a room not filled with RIFA smoke for
once :)
--
Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
collection?
Dave
G4UGM