Cambridge Capacitors Quality.

Supposed to be a 6.5 microfarad cap.
Pretty standard really. Every Cambridge Capacitors PFC that I've ever removed has been well and truly shot.

Yet I've got Philips, Bosch and Thorn branded capacitors from the early 1970's which are still almost bang-on their rated values

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Kev

[09 Apr, 2016 at 02:55 PM]

Plastic shit?

Andy

[09 Apr, 2016 at 03:12 PM]

I have found them to be rubbish too. Had a sort through all the caps I had collected over the years and ended up chucking about half of them after testing their capacitance or lack of it.

Danny

[09 Apr, 2016 at 03:31 PM]

Cambridge ones are terrible for this

eclipsislamps

[09 Apr, 2016 at 05:37 PM]

One thing they are good for is burning for a surprisingly long time if you set one on fire.

pat_96

[09 Apr, 2016 at 10:06 PM]

Thier crap, unfortunately common enough in a lot of 80's and 90's SS fittings

eclipsislamps

[09 Apr, 2016 at 10:54 PM]

Motor capacitors. Thats all I ever use in fittings.

Funkybulb

[10 Apr, 2016 at 01:48 PM]

I have one of these in my cap collection. It came out of a window Unit. These are really crap.

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Cambridge Capacitors Quality.

Supposed to be a 6.5 microfarad cap. Pretty standard really. Every Cambridge Capacitors PFC that I've ever removed has been well and truly shot. Yet I've got Philips, Bosch and Thorn branded capacitors from the early 1970's which are still almost bang-on their rated values

Supposed to be a 6.5 microfarad cap.
Pretty standard really. Every Cambridge Capacitors PFC that I've ever removed has been well and truly shot.

Yet I've got Philips, Bosch and Thorn branded capacitors from the early 1970's which are still almost bang-on their rated values