valknut
New Member
Say a capacitor is pushed several times higher than its rated voltage limits and begins to conduct current. Would even 5 or 10 milliamps damage the device, or is there a certain level of current that is safe to pass through the component? And if the latter, is it mainly power-dependent, heat-dependent, or something else (or maybe a combination thereof), and moreover is there an algebraic equation that succinctly expresses that relationships which can be used to calculate reasonable limits?