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Title: Capacitor choice
Post by: lilshawn on May 27, 2013, 01:48:19 pm
having a dilemma regarding choices in capacitors.

I have a monitor that has a blown bi-polar capacitor in the horizontal circuit. It's a 10uF 50volt. It's a huge bugger... about the size of a dime in diameter and about 1.5 inches high.

some non-polar replacements I've seen are big like the original, while others are teeny tiny. (~1/8th inch in size)

are these tiny ones okay to use in this circuit?  ??? :embarassed:
Title: Re: Capacitor choice
Post by: ed12 on May 27, 2013, 02:16:36 pm
no
that simple
with bi-polar,the larger the better
reason is simple,reverse current

ed