[sdiy] Silvered mica caps in VCO core integrators

[Vinicius Brazil]

Circuits where stability and very low variation with temperature are
required, the Mica Capacitors are the most suitable ... VCO.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 7:33 PM, Pete Hartman <pete.hartman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Film caps generally seem to be preferred, but I can't say I've heard any
> strong arguments for one type of film cap over another for that purpose.
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete
>
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 4:25 PM, David G Dixon <dixon at mail.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
>> Yves suggests either polystyrene or silvered mica.  I guess they're
>> interchangeable...?  I think silvered mica are easier to use (and to get).
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Quincas Moreira [mailto:quincas at gmail.com]
>> > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 2:15 PM
>> > To: David G Dixon
>> > Cc: Sdiy
>> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] Silvered mica caps in VCO core integrators
>> >
>> > I use polystyrene (as per Ray Wilson's instructions)  but I'm
>> > willing to bet Mica will be perfect as well.  In fact I think
>> > Yves Usson uses Mica for that in his VCO:
>> > http://yusynth.net/Modular/EN/VCO/index.html
>> >
>> > On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:53 PM, David G Dixon
>> > <dixon at mail.ubc.ca> wrote:
>> > > Hey team, what do we think about silvered mica caps in VCO
>> > core integrators?
>> > > I've used them in filters, and they work great.  Any hidden
>> > dangers I
>> > > should be aware of?
>> > >
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