[sdiy]RE: [sdiy] Starter Components - Capacitors

[rdrake]

as a starter, you might look at the component kits from jameco: 

http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/catalogs/c251/P62.pdf  

i've bought a few of their refill kits (the full kits include those plastic parts bins, which i don't care for), and it's an ok deal... not top-of-the-line quality, and i still order the good stuff for big projects & critical applications, but good to have on hand for prototypes, experiments, and "oh shit, it's 2am and i just need one more cap to finish" kind of moments.

lbd

>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: jwh at allencreek.com
>To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Sent: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:19:47
>
>Since I'm fairly new to synth-diy work, and
>electronics in general, I  
>don't have a large amount of electronic components
>laying around which I	
>can use to build things.  From looking at various
>synth schematics I can  
>get a pretty good idea of the types of transistors,
>diodes, op amps, etc.	
>to get.  Resistors are not a big problem either. 
>However, I'm stumped  
>when it comes to capacitors.  There are so many
>different types, sizes,  
>materials, etc. that I'm unsure of what to include
>in a set of basic  
>components to have on hand for
>building/experimentation purposes.  Can  
>anyone recommend a reasonable set of capacitors
>(size, type, etc) that  
>would be good to have on hand for synth work (i.e.
>building VCO's, VCA's,  
>etc.)
>
>Thanks.
>
>-- 
>James Howe
>
>Contact: http://public.xdi.org/=James.Howe