MY 1000 Watt True Sine Power Inverter blew a 25V 47uf capacitor. The shell was rattling around inside, and the ribbons were exposed. Yay, I found the problem! Sooooo, how can I tell the mounting polarity in order to replace the blown cap?
ALSO, would it be a silly idea to replace that cap with FIVE 60V 10uf caps in parallel (I have these available) essentially making a single 60V 50uf cap? … or should I just buy a direct replacement?
Wondering what effect the slight variation in capacitance might have.
I'm kind of a novice, but the smoke is already out…what can I lose 😛
Thanks in advance 🙂
Best Answer
Almost certainly none. It's 6% Most large-ish capacitors have very wide tolerances in the first place, and circuits which use them are very rarely sensitive.
Good background at Wikipedia, which says: