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Solid State Amplifiers => The Newcomer's Forum => Topic started by: saturated on April 15, 2023, 09:10:23 AM
hello ssguitar enthusiasts
I am ordering some components as listed in an old lab book for experiments.
Listed are transistors, scr, diodes, resistors and capacitors
I am familiar with electrolytic capacitors as most are polar and marked as such..seems like for a breadboard I would want capacitors that can be installed either way?
maybe film or ceramic? maybe price will be a consideration idk
I am assuming the diodes and resistors will not need to be anything special or unusual.
thanks for your help I have some Jameco breadboards.
regards
Wesley
It mostly depends on value (size) of the capacitor. For larger capacitors, electrolytic capacitors are the way to go. On smaller capacitors I like to use polyfilm (rather than ceramic) as they are fairly inexpensive and also quiet for audio use.