At 04:15 PM 6/5/2002, pensioner wrote: >Perhaps I'm missing something here. Virtually any 15UF Cap will work as >long as it's working voltage (WVDC) is sufficient. Say 35VDC. The >electrical environment doesn't appear to call for a particular dielectric >material. IIRC Tantalums are intended for small physical size, low voltage, >medium capacity. Al, tantalum caps have small size (vibration resistance), high reliability and high temperature resistance compared to aluminums. Also low leakage, though I don't think that matters here. I think it's a good idea to use them in this application. david
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