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This web page states that electrolytic capacitor lifetime decreases with increasing capacitor voltage. Whereas that is the case for film capacitors, i am sure its not the case for electrolytics. In fact, believe electrolytics last longer if they are kept with say 90% of rated voltage on them....
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This web page states that electrolytic capacitor lifetime decreases with increasing capacitor voltage. Whereas that is the case for film capacitors, i am sure its not the case for electrolytics. In fact, believe electrolytics last longer if they are kept with say 90% of rated voltage on them....
What Influences Electrolytic Capacitor Lifespan?
If you speak with a bunch of design engineers, you might quickly believe that the electrolytic capacitor has a particularly dubious reputation. This view certainly hasn’t been helped by the so-called “capacitor plague” that occurred in the first few years of the new millennium.
You can achieve a decent lifespan increase when the operating voltage is lower than the maximum rated voltage. The most conservative estimate is that lifespan doubles when the component is operated at 50% of the rated voltage