Over the last 40 years, a series of misconceptions regarding mica capacitor applications has led novice users to consistently over-derate wound or rolled mica/epoxy dielectric capacitors. The mined ...

Finding high voltage capacitors can be tricky. Sure, you can buy these capacitors, but they are often expensive and hard to find exactly what you want. [RachelAnne] needed some low-value variable ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. For decades, 50 V was the maximum voltage rating available for solid SMD tantalum capacitors. With today's requirements ...