$0.08 apiece in onesies: 16 volts should work fine in an automobile. Tantalum not needed, general purpose aluminum electrolytic is quite acceptable. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 9/28/2009 2:38 PM Jim Felder wrote: > I recently asked in a post about curing the blinking light syndrome > which was the proper capacitor, and someone--sorry, don't remember, > maybe David B.--said it was a tantalum 22uF 16v or better. > > Mine is acting up again, after swapping it out this spring, and > thoroughly enjoying not seeing it blink. Mine is an 83, if that > matters. > > I have located a supply of 100 each of > > 22 uF @ 35 > > 22 uF @ 35 > > They are a dollar and a half each. I will be glad to go get as many of > them as anyone wants, and mail them for free if I can just put them in > an envelope. Someone just needs to confirm that either of them will > work. > > And who was it who volunteered to solder it in? I don't expect it for > free, but I know I would screw that part up. always do. > > Jim > |
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