Re: Replacing badcaps with new, higher capacitance

Hmm...
Ok, thanks for your reply everyone! Sorry its been a while, life is crazy...
Maybe I was thinking about capacitors in the wrong way, it's been a while, haha.

I was viewing a capacitor like a battery and the Farad rating as a measure of capacity. A 2200uf cap has the same exact properties as a 1800uf cap at the same voltage except it can store more energy (which would simply be an excess and never used in this case). Is this wrong?

Hello,
First post!

I am relatively new at modding electronic circuits in general. I have a quick question.

I need to replace a bunch of blown 6.3V 2200uf and one 6.3V 1800uf caps on a Dell optiplex 745 mobo. I am going to get a bunch of 2200uf rated caps, can I just use a 2200uf cap to replace the 1800uf? I am pretty sure I can but just want to make sure.

thanks!