> Right, so if this is a "True RMS" meter, it would be reading 
> 9.6V RMS - so the *peak* voltage would be 9.6 * sqrt(2), so 
> way above your capacitors' 10V maximum.  Nobody has 
> emphasised this:  the peak voltage is what matters for a 
> capacitor's survival.

Did you notice the sqrt(2) in my first reply?

Wouter van Ooijen

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