New 10u/16V WIMA film caps

jackinnj · 5th November 2007, 10:24 AM

I got a demo board from one of my suppliers which used a 10uF/16V cap from WIMA -- I think that this series MKS2-XL is pretty recent ROHS compliant -- this should be a great coupling cap or for use in a filter. Backlog on this part is 4 to 6 weeks.

Nigel Goodwin · 5th November 2007, 10:31 AM

Hopefully Wima are better tha they used to be?, historically Wima were the most unreliable capacitors made!.

Still - it made repairing easy - you just changed every Wima capacitor, cured probably 95% of faults.

jackinnj · 5th November 2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nigel Goodwin
Hopefully Wima are better tha they used to be?, historically Wima were the most unreliable capacitors made!.

Still - it made repairing easy - you just changed every Wima capacitor, cured probably 95% of faults.

I've never had a WIMA fail.

SY · 5th November 2007, 11:06 AM

I've used them extensively for years, never had a single problem either (other than ones caused by me accidentally burning the case with my soldering iron).

Nigel Goodwin · 5th November 2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by jackinnj

I've never had a WIMA fail.

You're obviously all too young!

Like I said, you used to be able to repair items just by changing the Wima capacitors - no meter or fault finding required.

jackinnj · 5th November 2007, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nigel Goodwin

You're obviously all too young!

Like I said, you used to be able to repair items just by changing the Wima capacitors - no meter or fault finding required.

I go back to the days when Heathkit was making airplanes...and I think that SY is my senior. Of course, back then you didn't see a WIMA unless it was in a Telefunken radio (I guess).

I have blown up a lot of caps -- here's my favorite as it went off like a shotgun shell -- mother nature doesn't like it when you exceed the voltage rating in a cockroft-walton multiplier:

Nordic · 5th November 2007, 05:14 PM

I have speakers from the early seventies.... Apparently the red Wimas were available then allready.... cause they are in there...

I love Wimas, even the plain polyester types.

Nigel Goodwin · 5th November 2007, 10:37 PM

70's are far to late - it was 60's and 50's where Wima capacitors were absolute crap!

stef1777 · 6th November 2007, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jackinnj
I got a demo board from one of my suppliers which used a 10uF/16V cap from WIMA -- I think that this series MKS2-XL is pretty recent ROHS compliant -- this should be a great coupling cap or for use in a filter. Backlog on this part is 4 to 6 weeks.

I've some Sample. Very nice "size". Easy to fit on a PCB. Can be used to replace chimical caps in coupling application too.

You also have the big sister...

Don't try to use it in SMD board...

jackinnj · 6th November 2007, 01:35 PM

this one is pretty dimunitive:

5th November 2007, 10:31 AM	#2
Nigel Goodwin diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Derbyshire	Hopefully Wima are better tha they used to be?, historically Wima were the most unreliable capacitors made!. Still - it made repairing easy - you just changed every Wima capacitor, cured probably 95% of faults. __________________ Nigel Goodwin

5th November 2007, 11:06 AM	#4
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	I've used them extensively for years, never had a single problem either (other than ones caused by me accidentally burning the case with my soldering iron). __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

5th November 2007, 10:37 PM	#8
Nigel Goodwin diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Derbyshire	70's are far to late - it was 60's and 50's where Wima capacitors were absolute crap! __________________ Nigel Goodwin

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5th November 2007, 05:14 PM	#7
Nordic diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	I have speakers from the early seventies.... Apparently the red Wimas were available then allready.... cause they are in there... I love Wimas, even the plain polyester types.

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jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	this one is pretty dimunitive:

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