On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 01:38:56 GMT Zoran Brlecic
wrote:

Bob wrote:

In general, electrolytic capacitors should be operated not terribly much
below their ratings.

I am curious: where did you hear this and what is the rationale? I've
never heard anything similar before, although I suppose it is possible.

I hear it a lot, but never with any real justification. The only
reason that I can see why this would be a problem is that you've
wasted some money.

I really don't think a 50V electrolyic capacitor suffers a bit if you
only put 10V across it.

I've also never seen any mention of this in any manufacturer's data
sheets or catalogs.

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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