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IO390
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March 17, 2014, 09:59:34 am »
Hi,
I found some of these capacitors at college
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/aluminium-capacitors/0104382/?searchTerm=104-382&relevancy-data=636F3D3126696E3D4931384E525353746F636B4E756D6265724D504E266C753D656E266D6D3D6D61746368616C6C26706D3D5E5C647B337D5B5C732D2F255C2E2C5D5C647B332C347D2426706F3D313426736E3D592673743D52535F53544F434B5F4E554D4245522677633D4E4F4E45267573743D3130342D33383226
They've got a really weird pinout (5 pins) and I can't seem to find what each one is.
There's a datasheet on that RS page, but it doesn't seem to have any info as to what each pin actually does, so if anyone can help that'ddd beee great.
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Andy Watson
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March 17, 2014, 10:11:19 am »
The extra pins are for mechanical anchorage. As the datasheet says: pin 1 i is positive, 5 is negative, the remaining pins are not connected but may be at the same potential as pin 5.
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March 17, 2014, 11:57:22 am »
Thanks for the quick reply. I guess that will teach me to read the datasheet a bit better...
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March 17, 2014, 12:05:28 pm »
I've seen large multi-pin caps which are actually multiple caps in a single cap package. Usually it's obvious though as there's multiple uF values written on the side.
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March 17, 2014, 05:06:50 pm »
Another weird and rare capacitor type is the four terminal axial electrolytic. It's a single capacitor that actually has just two leads, but each lead goes all the way through and comes out both ends. It's sort of a combination axial and radial. You treat the two ends as input and output but it doesn't matter which end is which. Polarity is still important, though. These capacitors are designed for low ESR and inductance.
I've attached a picture of a couple of old ones that I have.
Here's the manufacturer's web page:
http://www.vishay.com/capacitors/list/product-42040/
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