[sdiy] Bypass caps: Tantalum or Ceramic?

[Jim Johnson]

The Old Crow cawed..

>  Monolithic ceramic.  Tantalums tend to short out too much over time
IMHO.

And the Cyborg squealed...

> I would second this.. Its too critical a point if a tant shorts out. Take
a few things with it.

So I guess that's concensus: monolithic ceramic it is.

(To address the others: these are for the little caps up near the chips;
I've already got a larger electrolytic on the board as well.)

Thx

Jim


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On 8/15/02 at 12:45 PM Jim Johnson wrote:

>So what do most folks prefer for bypass caps: tantalum or ceramic?
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>Jim Johnson 
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