On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:48:26 -0400, Bill S. wrote:

In article ,
says...
Tantalum capacitors are also electrolytic.

That is true.

Other tantalum constructions exist

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Really? As far as I've been able to find out the only types of
capacitors that use tantalum in their construction are electrolytic.
Am I missing something?
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as well as electrolytics other than aluminum,

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Well, there _are_ EDLC's and aerogel capacitors:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro...citor#Variants
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but I didn't feel the need to nit-pick,
rather contented myself to common usage within the apparent
scope of the OP's question...

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Interestingly, the OP never brought up capacitor construction and,
unfortunately, _not_ nit-picking common usage such as: "Are they
tantalums or are they electrolytics?" helps to propagate the
erroneous belief that tantalum capacitors aren't electrolytic, as
supported by your statement that: "32 Volts is getting a bit out of
the wheelhouse for tantalum, so electrolytic is probably a fair
choice."


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JF