[sdiy] source for small PF value polystyrene caps?

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Saturday 27 September 2008 13:35, Dan Snazelle wrote:
> as far as them being ceramics, i was just going by the most current parts
> list for vco1 (BILL OF MATERIALS on the asm2 web site which lists them all
> as : 2.5% 100 vdc polystyrene (c111, c110, c109, c104)
>
> maybe it was a misprint?
>
> did seem strange to me to have such LOW poly values and so many. most vco's
> i have ever built only required one or two poly caps
>
> BUT i will try THAT SURPLUS SITE as well
>
> might be cool to have super stable low values.
>
> anyone know if MICA would work?

I would think that mica caps would work fine there,  though ceramic will be a 
lot easier to find.  I probably have some in 22,  33,  and 100,  for that 
matter...

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