Capacitor Voltage rating Question

[crunchman]

Is it ok to use a say, 600 volt cap when the schematic suggests say a

50 volt cap if thats all you have lying around ??

[tboy]

Yes. The rating tells you the highest voltage you can put across the cap, but lower voltages are OK.

[greekie]

Remember, that caps with lower ratings usually come in smaller packages. That might be a thing to remember, if it's a tight fit.

[crunchman]

Yeah, the 600 V orange drop is about 10X the size, thank god for long leads.

Thanks for the help !!