Path: ...!news.nobody.at!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Phil Hobbs Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: surfmount tantalum caps Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:36:11 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:36:11 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8a41612ed1a2879aeaff058f6af3330b"; logging-data="749983"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/DpOReuvN2XQfAmNZqhJr5" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:70x7pzQR+CoyjPSoeEsIZ1377/Q= sha1:pyls51PaCrYekwkFByQAB+Pjlrk= Bytes: 1681 john larkin wrote: > https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/murata-electronics/ECASD31C476M040KA0/10413853 > > Kemet has some too. > > Has anybody used these? Any comments? > > I've used the radial-lead polymer caps and (most of them) have been > great. Low ESR, low ESL, good over-voltage and reverse-voltage > behavior. I just need something smaller now. > > > The datasheet says it’s an alpo, not a tantalum. It has a leadframe, so it looks pretty good. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics