Hey all-
I'm missing a 0.1uf tantalum cap for a phaser build.
The capacitor is Bias voltage filter capacitor.
The project is this:
https://aionfx.com/app/files/docs/emerald_documentation.pdf
I've never heard of a 0.1uf polarized cap, so I must've overlooked it thinking it wasn't polarized.
Is there any chance that the polarity isn't a must and I could just replace it with a 0.1uf MLCC?
If polarization is a must---I have a bunch of 1uF electro caps. any chance I could wire 10 of those in series to replace this part? Also how much of a difference is it going to make to have electrolytic as opposed to tantalum in this position?
Thanks for the help!
-Elliot
Yeah, I don't get it either.
I hope it wasn't spec'd that way purely for the symmetry aesthetics.
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/capacitors/tantalum-capacitors/0-1uf-50v-radial-tantalum-capacitor.html
You can nearly always sub a non-polarized cap (whether electrolytic, film, mlcc) for a polarized one. Since in this case it's being used as a decoupling cap on the bias voltage, I don't see why it would need to be a tantalum. The trimmer is set and forget.
Quote from: madbean on February 16, 2022, 05:15:54 PM
You can nearly always sub a non-polarized cap (whether electrolytic, film, mlcc) for a polarized one. Since in this case it's being used as a decoupling cap on the bias voltage, I don't see why it would need to be a tantalum. The trimmer is set and forget.
Amazing. Thank you so much for the insight and expertise!