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Old 12-13-2017, 08:51 PM
EdKozk2 EdKozk2 is offline
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Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn View Post
Do you guys feel this application needs an AC motor run type(film in oil) in order to effectively dissipate heat? I was planning to try AC rated film caps and see how warm they get. If not too bad I was then going to try re-stuffing the original can.
Hi Kevin,
I would give it a try and let us know how it works. A while back I tested a Zenith 95-3172 ferro-resonant transformer with film caps and it seemed to work fine. The Zenith was an early 70's color set.
Ed
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