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Old 01-03-2026, 03:25 PM
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That's 2000 hours at 105C and full voltage. Standard lifespan for generic caps.
Cap life is an exponential function of temp. It will last much, much longer than that at room temp.

Just Radios has had the 6,000 volt axial caps for years and the main source for them since Allied dried up.
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