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== Capacitors ==
 
== Capacitors ==

Revision as of 09:15, 2 November 2007

Capacitors

Some capacitors manufactured between 1999 until today are made with bad electrolyte. Avoid these, see Capacitor plague for more info.

Electrolytic

Aluminum

Tantalum

Ceramic

Film

Polyester (Mylar)

Polystyrene

Polycarbonate

Polypropylene

Teflon

Exotics

Mica

Glass

Oil

Vacuum

Inductors

"Ferrites? I don't know much about 'em, I only use ferrites in switching regulators." --National Semiconductor's Bob Pease

Can be replaced in many circumstances with an impedance inverter using only an opamp, a capacitor, and a few resistors.

Resistors

Carbon

Metal Film

Wire-Wound

Precision

Potentiometers

Digital_Potentiometers