Cap selection

[xihuitl]

I came across these caps on ebay. They seem identical except for tolerance. I have no background in engineering, and was wondering if these would work.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VISHAY-CERAMIC-CAPACITOR-1uF-50V-X7R-10-AXIAL-25pc_W0QQitemZ110330980645QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_El ectronic_Components?hash=item110330980645&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318

[dmcole]

I came across these caps on ebay. They seem identical except for tolerance. I have no background in engineering, and was wondering if these would work.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VISHAY-CERAMIC-CAPACITOR-1uF-50V-X7R-10-AXIAL-25pc_W0QQitemZ110330980645QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_El ectronic_Components?hash=item110330980645&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Yes, these should be fine, except that you're buying enough to build six Grinches. Unless you have all the other parts in-hand, you're probably not going to save enough money here to justify not buying the caps as part of a larger Mouser order.

Remember, the largest line-item in most Mouser orders is the S&H. Usually, you want to buy the greatest number of items you can in each order, in an attempt to drive down the S&H per item ratio.

\dmc

[xihuitl]

Thanks. I know that seemed like a silly question, but I wanted to be sure before I went and did anything. The main reason that I was asking is because this seller is about 15 miles from me, and should accept local pickup.

[RPM]

Those would work fine for the Grinch and just about any other DIY project that needs a .1uf 50 volt decoupling capacitor, the only difference is the XR7 package is slightly larger in diameter than the Z5U package.

I bought some of these (link below) as well as some other parts from this seller.

http://cgi.ebay.com/0-1-F-50V-Axial-lead-Z5U-Ceramic-Capacitors-100-pcs_W0QQitemZ170296620166

RPM