On 03/09/2016 17:39, "Jon Elson" <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote:
> On 09/03/2016 10:56 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote: >>> 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? >> >> > Similar size - then no problem! But, some new cap types are > VASTLY smaller than the caps from 40 years ago. Hence my question, I'll stick with the same size but higher voltage. Cheers! -- Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer collection?
