Mustard as snubber cap in 45/100?

[emmjaydubya]

Was curious if anyone knows if it's okay to use a Mullard mustard as a snubber cap on the power board in a 45/100? I found some .047uf mustards rated at 1000 volts so the numbers look good. Is the mustard the right material (foil) or should I look for a specific cap construction?

[VelvetGeorge]

I've used those in that position before, it's safe. Not historically accurate, but perfectly useable.

george

[emmjaydubya]

Thanks George! I've been having a hard time finding anything historically accurate at all, no vintage .05 caps to be had for months on the bay. I did find a seller who has .1uf 1000v Radiospares caps but I've never seen that value on 45/100s, wasn't sure if that value would be right? At least the mustard would look cool...

[Roe]

Not sure the snubber is really needed if you use uf4007 diodes. You could use two .1uf caps in series if you are worried about the voltage

[neikeel]

I'll have a rummage - I have some grey/blue flying man 0.05uF 1000v RS caps somewhere...........

[emmjaydubya]

Not sure the snubber is really needed if you use uf4007 diodes. You could use two .1uf caps in series if you are worried about the voltage

I was planning on using the top hat diodes, I've read they are somewhere in between regular and ultra-fast diodes. If I used UF diodes I think the 3A UF5408 would be more reliable? I could run the .1s in series if there is room on the board...

I'll have a rummage - I have some grey/blue flying man 0.05uF 1000v RS caps somewhere...........

If you had one, I think I would pay whatever you asked for it!

[emmjaydubya]

Found an NOS Hunts .047uf 1000v cap on ebay tonight, unreal! Not the prettiest, but I got it....