[sdiy] What happened to Mylar (Polyester) Capacitors

[Oscar Salas]

You could try Ceramic NPO instead of Polypropylenes.
> Still working on the BOM for my new synth project.  I used to use these
> Polyester (Mylar) Caps that you could get through Mouser that were made
> by Xicon.  They just don't seem to be there any more.  What happened?  I
> also used to use the Xicon Polystyrene capacitors.  I was relieved to
> see that those are still available,  but they are not ROHS (which just
> doesn't matter to me).  The main attraction was they were dirt cheap.
>
> This really sucks.  Don't do SDIY for a few years and BAM, all the parts
> just disappear.
>
> I did find some Polypropylene parts at mouser, but they were a lot
> pricer than I remember the Xicon parts (Although, I bet these are much
> higher quality).
>
> Oh, well, I will keep looking.
>
> -Jim
>
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