Path: csiph.com!tncsrv06.tnetconsulting.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!fx09.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Daniel Newsgroups: sci.electronics.basics,comp.sci.electronics,alt.electronics,sci.electronics.repair,sci.electronics.misc Subject: Re: Capacitor rules References: <87a60wwoqe.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> <78b15aeb-1328-36a0-5f88-63928a5a41c4@electrooptical.net> <87h6dpo09x.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> Message-ID: <87v81w3w6v.fsf@raspberrypi> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:iSp0zDZGYHO5IujUkhmqL5HgmMw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Lines: 59 X-Complaints-To: abuse(at)newshosting.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:11:56 UTC Organization: Newshosting.com - Highest quality at a great price! www.newshosting.com Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:11:36 -0700 X-Received-Bytes: 3338 Xref: csiph.com sci.electronics.basics:54853 sci.electronics.repair:100831 sci.electronics.misc:5069 Daniel70 writes: > Daniel wrote on 19/6/24 5:32 pm: >> Phil Hobbs writes: >> >>> On 2023-03-01 09:06, Daniel wrote: >>>> Hi folks I'm really new with electronics. Doing a massive project >>>> for a retro computer system and, as a prong of this project I'm >>>> attempting to locate a modern equivalent of the board components. >>>> Enter the tantalum capacitor. Having gone to digikey, mouser, and >>>> newark none of them seem to have the item I'm looking for in >>>> stock. What are the rules about alternate values? The tantalum >>>> cap I'm looking for, according to the service manual, has the >>>> following rating: 1uf,10v, +-20%. The DIP style cap that the >>>> board uses isn't in stock anywhere so would I be able to >>>> substitute this cap for 1uf, 20v, +-20%? Thanks, Daniel >>>> >>> Going up in voltage rating is fine. There might possibly be an >>> issue if the effective series resistance (ESR) is higher, but all >>> solid tants have highish ESR anyway, so it's unlikely to make a >>> noticeable difference. >>> (Polymer tants are a different animal.) >>> Cheers >>> Phil Hobbs >> I know it's really late in the game but I wanted to thank everyone >> for their patient answers. > > Hey, at least you have (now) gotten back to us! ;-P > >> Alot has been going on in real life and had to take a long long >> break from the newsgroups due to that, and as well as forgetting to >> check in. > > Isn't it a bummer when Life gets in the way?? > >> I'm catching up on hundreds of messages on newsgroups and on IRC and >> in the BBS scene. > > We'll still be here .... well, some of us. ;-P > >> I did order my components though, but haven't made much traction on >> the project I posted about. >> Someday. >> > "Someday" .... Isn't that a line from a song from way back when?? Thanks m8. Actually had some progress this weekend. Got two spanking new computers and I have been working on getting them up to speed the way I like it. Primary computer is pretty much done. Secondary computer is 80% of what it's replacing and 0% of the additions I'll be adding on. I cleared out all the old computers, cabling of all types, and freed up an immense amount of space on my rack. This is where my solder station will be stored and various projects. So when I get started back up, they will be in my face. Major project in scope right now taking focus from this hobby. Daniel