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michael goodall
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:05 pm
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i am looking to buy a 0.01uF Mylar capacitor but i can only find a
0.01uF polyester capacitor. are the polyester ones the same as the
mylar one?
many thanks
michael
Eeyore
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:07 pm
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michael goodall wrote:

Quote:
i am looking to buy a 0.01uF Mylar capacitor but i can only find a
0.01uF polyester capacitor. are the polyester ones the same as the
mylar one?

It's the same stuff. Mylar is just DuPont's trade name for it.

Graham
Rich Grise
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:10 pm
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:05:05 -0800, michael goodall wrote:

Quote:
i am looking to buy a 0.01uF Mylar capacitor but i can only find a
0.01uF polyester capacitor. are the polyester ones the same as the
mylar one?

Yes. "Mylar" is just a trademark for polyester.

Cheers!
Rich
 
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