Suntan Application Guidelines for Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors -- Circuit Design
1.Please make sure the application and mounting conditions to which the capacitor will be exposed are within the conditions specified in the catalog or alternate product specification (Referred as to specification here after).
2.Operating temperature and applied ripple current shall be within the specification.
The capacitor shall not be used in an ambient temperature which exceeds the operating temperature specified in the specification.
Do not apply excessive current which exceeds the allowable ripple current.
3. Appropriate capacitors which comply with the life requirement of the products should be selected when designing the circuit.
4. Aluminum electrolytic capacitors are polarized. Make sure that no reverse voltage or AC voltage is applied to the capacitors. Please use bi-polar capacitors for a circuit that can possibly see reversed polarity.
Note: Even bi-polar capacitors can not be used for AC voltage application.
