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  1. MacGyver15147

    electrolytic capacitors shelf life

    I have found that electrolytic capacitors only have a shelf life around a year. By not being used they degrade and read out of spec. I purchased a large assortment of caps and found many are reading low when tested. I have herd of reconditioning but finding conflicting info on how best to do...
  2. MacGyver15147

    LiPo batteries

    Got a question here for you battery experts. I have picked up a cheep china Ebay camera model "SVP aqua wp6800" Surprisingly for $29 this is an expellant 18MP camera. I have not opened it up but I would expect that it has name brand internals made by Sony, Fuji, or something. Seems to be made...
  3. MacGyver15147

    Single phase switching capacitor start?

    I am trying to design a scaled down version of an industrial machine for home use. I seem to be getting rusty on single phase and not sure how best to do what I want. Here is my problem I will be using a single phase motor 1/4 to 1/3 HP which will need a capacitor to start. The motor will be run...

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