[sdiy] ASM Capacitors/Bench Power Supplies

[Neil Johnson]

Steven,

> Could Silvered-Mica caps be used instead of Poly-whatever caps

Yes indeed, but (a) they're more expensive, and (b) they are physically
larger.

For example, for a 1n0 capacitor, RS charge £1.04 for polystyrene, and
£1.81 for silvered mica.

> or is there a problem with how they 'operate' ?(for want of a better
> term).

Not a problem (just different), but in this case its more a matter of
price, and size if you have already made the PCB for the smaller footprint
of a polystyrene capacitor.

Neil

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