Electrlytic high voltage caps

[Yorkie]

A few weeks ago Colin ('Retired') tipped me off about a firm on e-bay selling packs of 50 22uF 450V radial electrolytic caps, which look ideal for stuffing smoothing caps etc. Admittedly their ripple rating isn't specified, but then it rarely is. I thought they were worth a punt at just £11.28 for 50 - 22p each, post free.

Being from Hong Kong it took a few weeks for them to arrive, but that's to be expected, and they arriverd this morning. They still have them, and list other values on their website. The link is here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260779825637?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I've attached a pic.

Hope that's of interest.

[AlanBeckett]

David,
I bought a job lot of similar nichicon 33uF 450v a couple of years ago. Mine have short leads so presumably they're meant for PCB use. I haven't been brave enough to try one as an actual reservoir, but they've been OK everywhere else.
Alan

[Joe]

I've had several loads from Hong Kong and have yet to have any go bang, apart from the one I accidentally connected straight across the mains!

- Joe

[Skywave]

Goodness me, Joe, that evoked an old memory from many, many years ago when I was a trainee. Each trainee had his own bench with its own mains supply switch. There was always some joker who would occasionally wire an electrolytic across the bench side of that switch before its user arrived in the morning. Needless to say, such a stunt did not go down too well with the supervisors! :@

Al.
 

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