Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Other Stuff => Other Topics => Topic started by: shooter on September 26, 2019, 06:15:26 pm
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From Defence daily;
Cap change for nuke warheads
That caution is pricey: the Original capacitors, Verdon said, ran about $5 per unit. The upgraded ones, built to a higher standard NNSA believes can survive the lifetime of the programs, come in at $75 per unit. All told, the B61-12 will cost an extra $600-700 million, and the W88 will cost about $120-$150 million because of the capacitor issue.
They can withstand the life of the program :think1:, by design usage, aren't they a disposable item :icon_biggrin: