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Vishay BCcomponents

Aluminum Capacitors

Axial Miniature, Long-Life

RIPPLE CURRENT AND USEFUL LIFE

Table 5

°C and I

case Ø D x L = 6.3 x 12.7 to 10 x 25 mm: 2000 hours

case Ø D x L = 10 x 30 to 21 x 38 mm: 10 000 hours

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.5

0.0

3.1

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

CCC206

lifetime multiplier

(1)

Fig.19 Multiplier of useful life as a function of ambient temperature and ripple current load

FREQUENCY

(Hz)

50

0.95

0.90

0.85

100

1.00

1.00

1.00

300

1.07

1.12

1.20

1000

1.12

1.20

1.30

3000

1.15

1.25

1.35

≥ 10 000

1.20

1.30

1.40