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Where to buy smd film capacitors?

Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 15:31
by POTL
In many stores it is easy to find smd resistors, ceramic capacitors, electrolytes, tantalum, diodes, microcircuits and so on.
BUT I can not find film capacitors smd anywhere, do they exist at all?
If so, where can I buy them?

Re: Where to buy smd film capacitors?

Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 17:06
by Jan1966
I think you will find that all smd capacitors are made from ceramic material.

Re: Where to buy smd film capacitors?

Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 17:15
by POTL
Jan1966 wrote:I think you will find that all smd capacitors are made from ceramic material.
Is it really so?
There are no such capacitors?
I noticed that many of the company's boutique switched to SMD, but I did not think that they gave up the film in favor of ceramics
In many pedals, the capacitors are of two colors, silver and golden.
I always thought that silver is ceramics, and golden is a film.
Like There.
JHS-Pedals-Charlie-Brown-Gutshot-hi-res_2048x2048.jpg

Re: Where to buy smd film capacitors?

Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 20:39
by Jan1966
Yes they are all made of ceramic material but they perform better than any through hole film capacitors. It's just the way they are manufactured. They are more modern. Open up your computer or any modern electronic device and it will be likely that every smd capacitor is ceramic. Soon the through hole film capacitors will will no longer exist. That's way it goes. Also you will notice smd capacitors don't have codes on them so you will never know their values unless you desolder and measure them with a meter. Where as for some reason smd resistors have their codes printed on them.

Re: Where to buy smd film capacitors?

Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 20:56
by POTL
Jan1966 wrote:Yes they are all made of ceramic material but they perform better than any through hole film capacitors. It's just the way they are manufactured. They are more modern. Open up your computer or any modern electronic device and it will be likely that every smd capacitor is ceramic. Soon the through hole film capacitors will will no longer exist. That's way it goes. Also you will notice smd capacitors don't have codes on them so you will never know their values unless you desolder and measure them with a meter. Where as for some reason smd resistors have their codes printed on them.
The computer is not sound equipment.
It's no secret that ceramics differs in sound from other sources, and has a microphone effect in pedals with heavy distortion :cry:

Re: Where to buy smd film capacitors?

Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 21:00
by POTL
Jan1966 wrote:Yes they are all made of ceramic material but they perform better than any through hole film capacitors. It's just the way they are manufactured. They are more modern. Open up your computer or any modern electronic device and it will be likely that every smd capacitor is ceramic. Soon the through hole film capacitors will will no longer exist. That's way it goes. Also you will notice smd capacitors don't have codes on them so you will never know their values unless you desolder and measure them with a meter. Where as for some reason smd resistors have their codes printed on them.
They are on sale
https://www.digikey.ca/products/en/capa ... ageSize=25
http://ca.mouser.com/Passive-Components ... ?P=1z0z7ym

Re: Where to buy smd film capacitors?

Posted: 13 Aug 2017, 15:24
by Jan1966
Buy them and then use them then. Why ask if you have found your result. Pay the extra that they cost if that is what you want. Won't make any difference to your tone.
Kind Regards