[Coco] Capacitor question

Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
Sun Sep 26 10:44:08 EDT 2004


Mannequin* wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 07:23:59 -0700
> "Jim Cox" <jimcox at miba51.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Mannequin:
>>
>>Basically you purchased caps that are rated to handle a 
>>higher maximum voltage than the originals, so they are 
>>actually better than the original.  If your system went 
>>over >25 volts, you'd have bigger problems than just the 
>>caps :)
>>
>>Jim
> 
> 
> Thanks, Jim. I was thinking along the same lines, but wanted to be sure that I
> couldn't use them at all. When I purchased the caps from Radio Shack, I couldn't
> see the voltage on those suckers very well... and those were the only caps of
> that nature at the store. So I'm back to square one. Needing to find two 25v
> 220uf caps. Any suggestions?
> 
 ><snip>

You seem to have misread Jim's answer. You do not need to find 25v 220uF 
caps, the 35v 220uF caps are just fine.




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