03-23-2025, 09:58 AM
I did not read anything like this im MrFixr's post.
Any AA5 radio would have its B+ under 200V, so 500V electrolytic is just fine there.
Not just that, B+ in transformer sets is more like 300-plus Volts, and before the filter it is closer to 350-370VV and briefly shoots up to 420-450V before the load kicks in, and they used 450V caps originally (I use 500V). And even this is just fine.
Any AA5 radio would have its B+ under 200V, so 500V electrolytic is just fine there.
Not just that, B+ in transformer sets is more like 300-plus Volts, and before the filter it is closer to 350-370VV and briefly shoots up to 420-450V before the load kicks in, and they used 450V caps originally (I use 500V). And even this is just fine.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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