[sdiy] Starter Components - Capacitors

[Senso]

> > If you get offered some cheap caps at bigger than the values for there
> > normal range (10uF polyesters, 2n2F polystyrene etc then snap em up :-))
>
>I know there was someone on eBay selling axial 100n polystyrene's (+-20%
>tolerance?!) for about a buck a piece not to long ago.

Good deals are always tempting, but what about the production date & 
shelf-life of caps?
Especially on eBay or similar places, you'll never know how old they are...

Senso