Hi!

If temp factor is your main concern, you can use
polycarbonate capa or also polysulfonide or
polyphenylene. If you are rich, the capacitors
Rolls are Teflon based...

A++

Gael


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
>
> Dwayne Reid   <dwayner@planet.eon.net>
> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd    Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
> (403) 489-3199 voice     (403) 487-6397 fax