On Mon, 18 May 1998, Dwayne Reid wrote:

> Sorry for the Off Topic-ness of this message, but I need advice.  I have to
> mount a bypass capacitor near a temperature sensor that will be subjected to
> temperatures ranging from -45 C to + 120 C.  I would like to use tantalum (1
> uf / 35 Vdc operating at 5 Vdc) but my data sheets don't talk about
> reliability at high temperatures.
>
> I am hoping some of the down-hole instrument people can tell what they use.
>
> Thanks!
>
> dwayne

Many milspec caps can do -55 +150 C, and their reliability probably
exceeds that of your remaining equipment ;)

Peter