Does anyone have a good reference link online (or pdf) for specifying when and 
where to use different capacitor types, such as the tradeoffs between aluminum 
vs tantalum electrolytics, etc? The finer points of the benefits and reasons 
for one one choice over another, ESR considerations, latest technologies, etc - 
going a good bit beyond just capacitance and voltage as specs... Analog apps 
from DC and switching to audio freq through RF.

Would prefer something along the lines of a pdf which can be downloaded as a 
reference, rather than an online tutorial or multi-page web site. It's for an 
advanced high school (first/second year college level should work) electronics 
workshop on circuits and design. (I could probably use a brush-up too ;-) Some 
discussion of fields would be OK, as would a little background math (calculus 
OK), but am really looking for a good all-around design guide.

TIA,
Skip


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