[Boatanchors] Re: Polyester vs. Polypropylene Orange-Drops? [Also component lifetimes]

[Dave Brown]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry L. Ornitz" <ornitz@tricon.net>
To: <boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>; <WA4MWM@triad.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Re: Polyester vs. Polypropylene Orange-Drops? [Also
component lifetimes]


> Cliff Bond, WA4MWM, asked:
>
> > 1.    Can someone enlighten me as to the difference
> > between Polyester Film versus Polypropylene Film Orange-
> > Drop capacitors?  I know the Polyesters are slightly
> > smaller and are 10% while the Polypropylenes are larger,
> > 5% tolerance and slightly less expensive, but is there a
> > functional difference between them or a preference of one
> > over the other?
>
> Orange-Drop was a tradename of Sprague at one time. but
> Sprague was bought by Vishay, an Indian company, so the
> idea of Orange-Drops being American-made no longer
> applies.


Utter rubbish!
Vishay  is the largest U.S. and European manufacturer of passive electronics
components and is the #2 manufacturer of discrete semiconductors
worldwide.Yes, they did buy out Sprague, and lots of other big name
component manufacturers in Europe and America as well-but who's worried
about a name change?

Vishay comapny headquarters are in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Vishay employs
over 20,000 people in 70 facilities in fourteen countries.

Thats about as American as it gets, I'm thinking!

73

 Dave, ZL3FJ