3 Sep
2016
3 Sep
'16
8:56 a.m.
From: Jon Elson
> needs new caps since one of the 1000uF 16V ones
has bulged badly.
> ...
> If I go up to 25V I can get 16mm diameter which is the size of the old
> ones.
Capacitors that are subjected to high AC ripple
current may need the
large surface area for cooling.
Interesting point - but in his particular case, he should be OK replacing the
old 16V cap with a similar-sized modern 25V cap?
Noel