> off the wall ;o) atm I have 6 X 450V 200uF caps and they are rated > at 105oC and the ambient outside temp during summer will be 50oC > with out taking in to account they will be sitting in the sun :o( If I hear a big big bang from the distant west and several minutes later see pieces of low-flying Kat............ For the time being with mine I'll use just 1u out of the spares box. See how it goes. I've got a couple of 22u I might try later. If you hear a big big bang from the distant east and sevral minutes later see pieces of low-flying Jinx.................. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads