"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in
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Ooooh, that melted down big time. Looks like it arced in there.
I think the one that looks like a pestle, that can still be unwrapped
if you try.
This unit may have consisted of three paralleled rolls, but, just
guessing without closer examination.

Yeah, if you don't mind getting your hands dirty (again) try Peter's theory
to see if you can unroll some of the insides.

The capacity goes up linearly as a function of the surface area, but as the
square (if I recall) of the separation of the conductors. No way in heck
you are going to get 6000 uF out of one rod in the middle, with a big gap
to the outer can.

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