On 2023-03-01 19:54, Phil Hobbs wrote:
> On 2023-03-01 19:17, Jasen Betts wrote:
>> On 2023-03-01, Daniel <
m...@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:
>>> Hi folks I'm really new with electronics. Doing a massive project for a
>>> retro computer system and, as a prong of this project I'm attempting to
>>> locate a modern equivalent of the board components. Enter the tantalum
>>> capacitor. Having gone to digikey, mouser, and newark none of them seem
>>> to have the item I'm looking for in stock.
>>>
>>> What are the rules about alternate values?
>>
>> lower percentage good, higher voltage good.
>> same or close capacitance good,
>> sometimes more capacitance is good.
>>
>>> The tantalum cap I'm looking
>>> for, according to the service manual, has the following rating:
>>>
>>> 1uf,10v, +-20%.
>>>
>>> The DIP style cap that the board uses isn't in stock anywhere so would I
>>> be able to substitute this cap for 1uf, 20v, +-20%?
>>
>> DIP: I guessing you mean radial pins.
>
> BITD you could get tants with actual