On 3/16/07, John Dammeyer wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm having an discussion with a guy who says he can't find any > information that it's wrong to use voltage electrolytics with a lower > voltage. > > >From what I've learned over the years although I can't put my finger on > the source, an electrolytic should be used close to its rated voltage. Not necesary and without any scientific base. He was talking about tantalum, aluminium, polymer aluminium... ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolytic_capacitor > > Then there's also the stuff about forming the cap if it's been sitting > for quite some time. That's been since 1964. Nothing new under the sun except the manufacturing technologies. > > Does anyone have anymore information on this? Panasonic, AVX, Murata are the leaders on passive components. search on their web sites. Vasile -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist