Datasheet
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Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors – ALC70, +85°C
Performance Characteristics
Item Performance Characteristics
Capacitance Range 51 – 150,000 µF
Rated Voltage 40 – 600 VDC
Operating Temperature −40 to +85°C
Storage Temperature −55 to +85°C
Capacitance Tolerance ±20% at 100 Hz/+20°C
Operational Lifetime
D (mm)
Rated Voltage and Ripple Current
at +85°C (hours)
Rated Voltage at +85°C (hours)
25 10,000 16,000
30 13,000 21,000
35 15,000 24,000
40 – 50 18,000 29,000
End of Life Requirement
40 < V
R
≤ 160 VDC ∆ C/C < ±20%
V
R
> 160 VDC ∆ C/C < ±15%
ESR < 3X ESR Limit, IL < initial specied limit
Shelf Life 2,000 hours at +85°C or 30,000 hours at +40°C 0 VDC
Leakage Current
I = 0.006 CV or 6,000 µA (whichever is smaller)
C = rated capacitance (µF), V = rated voltage (VDC). Voltage applied for 5 minutes at +20°C.
Vibration Test Specications
Procedure Requirements
D ≤ 40 mm
0.75 mm displacement amplitude
or 10 G maximum acceleration.
Vibration applied for three directions
2-hour sessions at 10 –500 Hz.
(Capacitor clamped by body)
No leakage of electrolyte
or other visible damage.
Deviations in capacitance from
initial measurements must not
exceed ∆ C/C ±5%
D > 40 mm
0.35 mm displacement amplitude
or 5 G maximum acceleration.
Vibration applied for three
directions 0.5-hour sessions at
10 – 55 Hz.
(Capacitor clamped by body)
Standards IEC 60384–4 long life grade 40/85/56
Surge Voltage
Test Condition
Voltage (VDC)
40 63 100 200 250 350 400 450 500 550 600
≤ 30 second surge followed by a no
load period of 330 seconds, 1,000
cycles at +85°C
46 72.5 115 230 288 385 440 495 550 605 660
≤ 500 millisecond surge, 100 cycles
at +20°C, occurring randomly
throughout the life of the capacitor
350 400 500 520 550 600 620 670