On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 08:58:51 GMT Prune wrote:

I got several used tin can capacitors, 40 uF @ 3 kV, about 8 pounds each,
probably film in oil. With such capacitors, is there any potential problem
if I do not keep them upright during operation??

It's probably pointless to generalize, but I noticed that the data
sheets from some of our very large (more that 100 pounds) energy
storage capacitors state that they can be operated in any position
except terminal end down.

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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