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Brain dump: (47uf 16v) Capacitor Choices

Posted by: uniserver on 2013-05-24 13:56:29 Bi - Polar Panasonic Radial - 19 cents http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Panasonic-Electronic-Components/ECE-A1CN470U/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvwFf0viD3Y3ffldXPLozayEiipLkmNOyc%3d Nichicon - SMD - 56 cents http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Nichicon/UWP1C470MCL1GB/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvwFf0viD3Y3Qai38GTLLzNGCAho5KX0Os%3d Taiyo Yuden - Ceramic - SMD - 93 cents http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Taiyo-Yuden/EMK325BJ476MM-T/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMuMW9TJLBQkXnpMKdRe6%2fORaxesfjtxlnQ%3d Polarized Lelon - Radial - 4 cents http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Lelon/REA470M1CBK-0511P/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtZ1n0r9vR22Z8b58wL7Nwvox6GEikt6wU%3d Panasonic - SMD - 8 cents http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Panasonic-Electronic-Components/EEE-1CA470WR/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtZ1n0r9vR22cS6GEbW2ftocdkiN2ijlcU%3d AVX - Tantalum - SMD - 24 cents http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/AVX/TAJD476K016RNJ/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtZ1n0r9vR22f0Jgorj1M1ux2eqZRFky9I%3d Nichicon - Aluminum Organic Polymer - $1.65 bucks http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Nichicon/PCG1C470MCL1GS/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtm5nWh%2fhvnH8k9pXxgWw2sf6TE7yuJMV4%3d So far I have personally used all these different caps in re-capping main-boards, They have all given the same initial results. Anyone have any general commentary they want to add feel free. I have found the Ceramics are the easiest to install. 😎

Posted by: James1095 on 2013-05-24 15:14:13 I would avoid the use of any through-hole caps in SMT applications. The through-hole parts lack a base to distribute mechanical force applied to the capacitor, which can easily tear SMT pads off the board. Other than that, I'm a fan of ceramic and tantalum chip capacitors, both work very well. The organic polymer caps are a good choice for cost-is-no-object restorations where you want to maintain an original appearance.

Posted by: olePigeon on 2013-05-28 09:16:22 Tantalum if you wanna save some money, Ceramic if you want idiot proof or own an LC III. 😉 Plus, Ceramic caps come in different colors, including white, which you could then dye to make any color you like. Tantalum are sometimes black instead of yellow.

Posted by: Brett B. on 2013-05-29 10:24:41 I knew I should have ordered a whole bunch of those AVX tantalums a while back. Currently out of stock with a 10 week delivery date. xx( Guess I'll be waiting to do a couple recap jobs, no big deal, have a few monitors and other misc electronics to fix in the meantime.

Posted by: uniserver on 2013-05-29 10:33:12 It's just amazing to me what kind of traffic this website gets. There was thousands available when I posted that link. This is the first time I have seen those caps out of stock.

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