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Re: gEDA-user: Alarm clocks and switching regulators
> My bulk capacitors are Al electrolytics. Speaking of board real
> estate -- yikes! But how else am I going to get ~700uF of capacitance
> to deal with the 120Hz ripple? (Without spending $30 each on
> high-tech capacitors, that is.)
Panasonic FC series caps. 680uF 63v is available in 12.5mm diameter
(35 mm tall!) size. Rated to 105C, they're only $1.35 at Digikey.
I've got four of their 820uF/63v caps on my furnace board. It's like
a 3 second UPS :-)
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