Eliad ,
In the post above , that should have read CSA , not CSR .
I just checked , and 3.3uF 250 Vdc Clarity Cap CSA is physically small enough to fit on FAB / Project 16 's USSA 5.0 rev 0.4 boards .
Although it will need to be mounted off center because the dia = 31 mm
http://www.claritycap.co.uk/products/csa.php
However , I'm measuring a lead dia = 0.049 " ( 1.25 mm ) ... so the lead dia is too large for the eye lets ......... Augh !!!
Also , if you've ever wired up single coil guitar pick ups - you'll know the outside of the windings are used for the shield .
So even though a film cap is non polarized , if its wound like toilet paper , the outside of the foil goes to the low Z side of the circuit .
Jimmy explains how to test for this here
https://www.jimmyauw.com/2010/04/24/observing-inner-and-outer-foil-of-some-popular-capacitors/
Highly recommend using a 10nF Orange Drop 716p as a by pass cap to improve most film caps .
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In the post above , that should have read CSA , not CSR .
I just checked , and 3.3uF 250 Vdc Clarity Cap CSA is physically small enough to fit on FAB / Project 16 's USSA 5.0 rev 0.4 boards .
Although it will need to be mounted off center because the dia = 31 mm
http://www.claritycap.co.uk/products/csa.php
However , I'm measuring a lead dia = 0.049 " ( 1.25 mm ) ... so the lead dia is too large for the eye lets ......... Augh !!!
Also , if you've ever wired up single coil guitar pick ups - you'll know the outside of the windings are used for the shield .
So even though a film cap is non polarized , if its wound like toilet paper , the outside of the foil goes to the low Z side of the circuit .
Jimmy explains how to test for this here
https://www.jimmyauw.com/2010/04/24/observing-inner-and-outer-foil-of-some-popular-capacitors/
Highly recommend using a 10nF Orange Drop 716p as a by pass cap to improve most film caps .
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