Capacitor voltage rating
✕ errorvoltage/cap-rating
What it looks like
C3 sees 24 V at the operating point — it's rated 16 V. Electrolytics vent; ceramics crack.
What it checks
The DC solver computes the real voltage across every capacitor with a declared rating, then compares. An error past the rating, a warning past 80% of it.
Why it matters
Electrolytics vent or burst over their rating; ceramics crack or short. And a ceramic near its rating quietly loses much of its capacitance long before it fails — your 10 µF may be acting like 3.
How to fix it
Use a higher-rated part — the standard rule of thumb is to keep 20% headroom (a 25 V cap on a 12 V rail, 50 V on 24 V). The fix costs cents at design time and a recall after.
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