Capacitor Size

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Offline Yoder

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on: January 14, 2015, 11:39:25 AM
I am doing a mod on a component (non-BH) and am replacing a 100uF 63v capacitor. It is suggested that I replace the cap with a 220uF one. I have a 220uF cap, but only in 250v form. The larger sized cap will fit in the component, but I am wondering if the additional voltage headroom will have any negative effect(s)? Thanks


Offline Paul Joppa

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Reply #1 on: January 14, 2015, 01:32:26 PM
No problem. The worst that is likely to happen is that, after some time, the 250v cap will not happily take 250v any more - but it will still take 63v or more. Just be careful about re-using it in another circuit!

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Reply #2 on: January 16, 2015, 02:33:28 PM
Many thanks for the info.


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