I have a basic IC ciruit that calls for a 0.1uF cap. This cap will work off a 3.3V supply, so I'm guessing this is some sort of tiny cap that might be found on a PCB.
I checked with Mouser, and they have some 110,000 capacitors, and they sort them by type (electrolytic, film, etc). I have no idea what I am looking for; just a basic small non-polarized cap.
I imagine that what I need is the equivalent of the 1/8W 5% resistor; something very small and basic. What do I look for?
Thanks,
--Yan
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Aside from the electrical characteristics needed, are you wanting a wire leaded capacitor or a surface mount one?
Wire leaded... I can't do surface mount by hand... :-)
Actually the IC I am working with requires 4 caps. So the entire circuit is 1 20-pin DIP IC and 4 caps; I am trying to figure out a way to put the whole thing into a heat-shrink tubing housing.
The IC I am planning to use is here:
And the idea is to end up with a 'fat bulb' in a serial cable.
--Yan
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So size matters. For this small value, it is pointless to use electrolytics, since their forte is lots of capacitance in a small volume.
I suggest either a good film capacitor like the Panasonic V series:
There are cheaper possibilities, but the left overs of either of these will be good for lots of other uses.
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