Hi Dave, Yes, that's what I've read, too, but the problem is getting the baseline case (i.e., how many hours will it last at some specific temp so I can then scale it to my temp using that rule of 10C) Sean On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 1:47 PM, David VanHorn wrote: > I just read something on this but i don't remember the link. It seems th= at > it is a half life per 10 degrees kelvin function similar to electrolytic > caps. > On Mar 23, 2015 11:36 AM, "Sean Breheny" wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I am looking at an application where 105C rated PVC insulated wire may > > spend several years at 90C. I am trying to find information on whether > this > > is feasible (i.e., whether the insulation will still be intact with > > reliable mechanical and electrical properties like flexibility). My > initial > > searches seem to indicate that this is an active research area, which i= s > > surprising given that there are surely quite a few power supplies out > there > > which run hot and have PVC wire so it would seem like it would be fairl= y > > easy to gather data from the real world. > > > > Any pointers? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sean > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .