peter green wrote:
>> For general use, stay away from ceramics with "Y" in their
>> name.
>>
> Just to clarify for those not so familiar with capacitors i'm pretty
> sure that when olin says "name" here he means the dielectric code
> (X5R, X7R, Y5V etc).

Right.  That's why I said the *ceramic* should not have a Y in its name.

The Y ceramics usually offer higher capacitance at the same size and voltag=
e
rating as other ceramics.  However, they are usually quite inaccurate and
exhibit high temperature drift.  Think of them for specialized applications
in high volume products where the extra cent per cap matters.  They can be
used for bypassing or general power supply cleanliness, but you don't want
to use them on nets that are signals.  That's why I said to stay away from
them if you're a hobbyist and just want to get a cut tape of 100 for yet to
be defined use.


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