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Re: bipolar aluminum caps

From Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: bipolar aluminum caps
Date 2016-10-14 09:52 +0100
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On 14/10/2016 09:40, Tim Williams wrote:

<snip>

> Aluminum electrolytics tend to put up with quite a lot of abuse
> (including bipolar operation*, gasp!), as long as it's done slowly (so
> the oxide layer can reform).

That's interesting. Does it imply that Al electrolytics can withstand 
short bursts of reverse voltage, as long as the average is substantially 
the correct polarity?

If so, I wonder how long they'd withstand a reverse - seconds, minutes - 
I suppose it would be stated as volt seconds per farad?

Cheers
-- 
Syd

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