Film Capacitors
General Purpose, Pulse and DC Transient Suppression – A50 Series Metallized Polyester Film, Axial, 50 – 1,000 VDC
Environmental Test Data
Damp Heat, Steady State
Test Conditions
Temperature
Relative Humidity (RH)
Test Duration
+40°C ±2°C
93% ±2%
56 days
Performance
Capacitance Change
DF Change (∆ tgδ)
Insulation Resistance
∆ C/C ≤ 5%
≤ 50 x 10
-4
at 1 kHz
≥ 50% of initial limit
Endurance
Test Conditions
Temperature
Test Duration
Voltage Applied
+85°C ±2°C
2,000 hours
1.25 x V
R
∆ C/C ≤ 5%
≤ 30 x 10
-4
at 10 kHz for C ≤ 1 µF
≤ 20 x 10
-4
at 1 kHz for C > 1 µF
≥ 50% of initial limit
Performance
Capacitance Change
DF Change (∆ tgδ)
Insulation Resistance
Resistance to Soldering Heat
Test Conditions
Solder Bath Temperature
Dipping Time (with heat screen)
+260°C ±5°C
10 seconds ±1 second
Performance
Capacitance Change
DF Change (∆ tgδ)
Insulation Resistance
∆ C/C ≤2%
≤ 30 x 10
-4
at 10 kHz for C ≤ 1 µF
≤ 20 x 10
-4
at 1 kHz for C > 1 µF
≥ initial limit
Environmental Compliance
All KEMET pulse capacitors are RoHS Compliant.
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