Accession Number:

AD0652891

Title:

EXTENDED LIFE TEST OF SOLID ELECTROLYTE TANTALUM CAPACITORS.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY ELECTRONICS COMMAND FORT MONMOUTH N J

Personal Author(s):

• Stout,Herschel L.

Report Date:

1967-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

Capacitance, dissipation factor and dc leakage of solid electrolyte tantalum capacitors were measured at intervals throughout a 26,000-hour life test. Seventy-five percent of ten capacitors survived with no degradation in properties and no indication of impending wearout. All failures were associated with a measurement period, leading to the inference that discharging and recharging operations may be a failure hazard. Author

Descriptors:

• *TANTALUM CAPACITORS
• LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE)
• CAPACITANCE
• LEAKAGE(ELECTRICAL)
• FAILURE(ELECTRONICS)
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• DISSIPATION FACTOR

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE