Capacitor help: smaller cap uf value than factory part?
On one of my game boards I took a chance and put a 1uf 16V cap in place of a 10uf 16V tantalum cap that had exploded before I got it. The 1uf cap seems fine, it has been running for hours as I played the game. I learned of the proper value a day ago.
In general would it cause any long term damage to components to just keep the 1uf cap on the board? It seems fine, no explosions, smoke, leakage, etc.
On one of my game boards I took a chance and put a 1uf 16V cap in place of a 10uf 16V tantalum cap that had exploded before I got it. The 1uf cap seems fine, it has been running for hours as I played the game. I learned of the proper value a day ago.
In general would it cause any long term damage to components to just keep the 1uf cap on the board? It seems fine, no explosions, smoke, leakage, etc.
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