[sdiy] Tempcos of Xicon and LCR polystyrene caps

[harry bissell]

THAT makes more sense...The tempco usually is negative and -110 is the 
nominal

Thanks for pointing that out. I was confused...

H^) harry


Ian Fritz wrote:
> At 11:58 PM 6/14/2006, Grant Richter wrote:
>
>>> The LCR FSCEX polystyrene caps are five times more expensive. That
>>> may be because they are more precise (1% vs. 5% for the Xicon
>>> parts) but they also claim -50/+110 PPM/°C.
>>
>> There is a tolerance for the slope of the curve. If -250 ppm / deg C
>> is spec then tolerance says actual slope can vary from  -300 ppm /
>> deg C to -140 ppm / deg C.
>
>
> I'm pretty sure this is being read wrong.  It says -110+-50, which I 
> think is meant as (-110) +/-  (50).  Da?
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