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Polystyrene Caps through wave solder

Nippy

#29679

Polystyrene Caps through wave solder | 27 July, 2004

Hello,

Is it possible to put polystyrene caps through the wave solder process ? We have always hand soldered these as temperature sensitive parts but would rather include them with other PTH parts through the wave solder. Manufacturer was little help and could only say don't exceed 240degC for 4 seconds.

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#29693

Polystyrene Caps through wave solder | 27 July, 2004

We hand solder them also.

From CapSite 2004 ... "Whether polystyrene capacitors will really go away any time soon is not certain. I have been warned of polystyrene�s demise "in a few years" for over a decade now, and yet it is still available. There almost seems to be vast supplys of the film stashed away in manufacturers back rooms. It may also be that declining usage will extend available stocks for many years to come. I imagine that many of polystyrene�s traditional applications are fading away as newer technologies take over.

Companies that advertise polystyrene capacitors include:

http://www.americancapacitor.com/

http://www.centechusa.com/welcome.htm

http://www.tecategroup.com/ti/ti2.htm

http://www.vitelelectronics.com/asc.htm

http://www.nacc-mallory.com/

http://www.filmcapacitors.com/

http://www.richeycap.com/

http://www.southernelectronics.com/

http://www.wescocap.com/

http://www.crcfilm.com/

http://www.seacorinc.com/

http://www.lcr-inc.com/products/polystyrene.htm

http://www.eci-capacitors.com/ I believe these guys make their own film

http://www.evox-rifa.com/

http://www.electrocube.com/

http://www.seasonshk.com/

http://www.am-21.com Centalab Hong Kong !?!

http://www.susco.com

http://www.rgaco.com

http://www.rtie.com

http://www.tscgroup.com/

http://www.eurofarad.com

http://www.capacitors.com.hk Suntan

Companies that advertise "polystyrene-replacement" capacitors include:

http://www.electrocube.com/

http://www.paktron.com/

http://www.sbelectronics.com/sbe.htm

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