[Boatanchors] Request for Most Common Capacitor Values to be Reproduced

[Al Parker]

Hi Todd,
	I agree with your values, tho' Carl's got a point on the .047.  I don't 
think it's as often needed (here) as the .47.  Also, if size/price isn't 
much different, only 600v would handle everything.
73,
Al, W8UT
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>
> The question is, what values would be the most handy to have supplied
> into the future for restoring old gear? Obviously we can't do a lot of
> oddball values as we're mainly looking for values that will sell well
> and be attractive from a production prospective. The few that popped
> to mind for me were:
>
>   .1, .01, and .47 mfd at both 400 and 600 vdc. I also specified axial
> lead instead of the radial leads found on Orange drops since axial
> leads are better suited to our needs. I'm looking for other values
> that are likely to be encountered often enough to warrant production.
> Maybe 6-12 different values to choose from. These would be caps used
> for bypassing and such, not filtering. I suspect we could get them
> 'banded' for the foil side as well if folks feel that is important
> enough.
>