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From: dam@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: How do I choose a capacitor type ?
Message-ID: <7709@vanuata.cs.glasgow.ac.uk>
Date: 8 Feb 91 12:20:48 GMT
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kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey) writes:

]In article <10836@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> spp@zabriskie.berkeley.edu.UUCP (Steve Pope) writes:
]>A few simple rules for audio circuits:
]>
]>(1) Always use an aluminum electrolytic as opposed to a tantalum 
]>in an audio signal path (this applies not only to coupling caps,
]>but emitter bypass caps etc.).

]NO NO NO!  Aluminum electrolytics are better than the tantalums, but they
]are still pretty bad.  Use a plastic film capacitor (polypropylene is
]better, but polyester is okay).

Where can I get 100uF emitter bypass or 10uF coupling polypropylene or
polyester caps?

Dave