Voltage rating of SMD capactor

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pedro147

Joined Jan 1, 2013
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Sorry second and last question for the day :oops: and typo in title

I am building a Atmeg32u4 based quadcopter flight control board and the design calls for some 2.2nF 0603 ceramic capacitors rated at 16v I cannot source these locally but I can source the same thing but rated at 50v

If I were to substitute the higher voltage caps could this lead to any problems in the circuits operation please. My feeling is no but I prefer to ask someone much more knowledgeable.

Thanks Pedro
 

RichardO

Joined May 4, 2013
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I would be wary of the higher voltage cap. Make sure that the dielectric is _not_ Y5U. The Y5U material is very temperature sensitive causing the capacitance to drop to almost nothing at temperature extremes.
 

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pedro147

Joined Jan 1, 2013
52
Thanks RicharO.

This seemingly simple scenario has other more complex things to consider apparently :)

I will look into the material that the cap is made from first and be aware of this situation of capacitance variation with temperature rise.
 
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