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No technical reason a higher rated device will not work.Let's say I need a cap that's 100uF, 10V.
Is there any issue with using a Cap with a bigger voltage rating? I
would think no, it's just the maximum voltage that cap can tolerate
(and possibly a tad more expensive).
Sure. Use 16V say.Let's say I need a cap that's 100uF, 10V.
Is there any issue with using a Cap with a bigger voltage rating? I
would think no, it's just the maximum voltage that cap can tolerate
(and possibly a tad more expensive).
TVisitor wrote:
Let's say I need a cap that's 100uF, 10V.
Is there any issue with using a Cap with a bigger voltage rating? I
would think no, it's just the maximum voltage that cap can tolerate
(and possibly a tad more expensive).
No technical reason a higher rated device will not work.
The only reason people use only a small safety factor
instead of a large one is size and cost.
In some cases, a higher rated unit also has some better
characteristics, like higher ripple current rating or lower
equivalent series resistance. Both if those improvements
are directly related to the larger physical size of the
higher voltage rated unit.
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Regards,
John Popelish