[R-390] Caps

[Charles P. Steinmetz]

>I thought Metalized film were what everyone is saying NOT to use ?

Correct.  The caps at the link are NOT ODs.  They are lookalike 
"Orange Dip" capacitors apparently meant to trade on the reputation 
of ODs, and they are metallized film.  They are not made by SBE, but 
by ETR, a company based in Taiwan with facilities in Shanghai, Hong 
Kong, Singapore, and India, in business only since 1994.

The real OD line, formerly made by Sprague, then SBE, and now owned 
by CDE, has over 20 Series of capacitors, some of which are 
film-and-foil, some metallized film, and some hybrid.  That is why I, 
Tisha, and others have taken pains to point out the OD Series that 
are film-and-foil and suitable for BA use.  From a previous post:

>The only caps I can recommend for C553 are film-and-foil ODs of the 
>appropriate value (0.01 uF) and a voltage rating of 600 Vdc or 
>above.  Series 225P, 715P, or PS will work (the Series is the first 
>3 digits of the part number, or the second and third character in 
>the case of Series PS):
>
>225P10396X      600 Vdc
>715P10396K      600 Vdc
>716P10396J      600 Vdc
>6PSS10          600 Vdc
>
>Series 716P and 418P will also work, but they are special order items.


Best regards,

Charles