DS1620 capacitor?

jmspaggi

Hi,

For the DS1620 temperature sensor, it's recommanded to add a 0.1uF capacitor.

However, I only have 4.7uF tental capacitor (I think).

Can I simply use a 4.7uF tental capacitor between VDD and GND? Or it's beter not?

Also, I have a big bunch of yellow small capacitors (about 1000) looking like that http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/KirVKV/KirVKV0611/KirVKV061100005/626593.jpg . How can I know the capacity of those capacitors?

What I can see on them is "100nK 63" and "E103J G5Z". Google seems to say that 100nK is a 0.1uF.

So I have 3 kinds of capacitors. 4.7uF Tental, 4.7uF Electrolytic and Yello capacitors. Which one is the best one to use with the DS1620? I already tried and burned a Tental one, but maybe I missed install it...

Thanks,

JM

mikediv

JM if you have the .1 I would just use that.

Duffer

Check out the following page for capacitor calculation and markings: http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/calc/capacitor-code-calculator.php

For example, a ceramic capacitor·marked "104M" is 100nF (0.1uF)·20% tolerance.

Duffer

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jmspaggi

Thanks mikediv. I used it, and seems to be working fine.

Duffer, thanks for the link. Will keep it. Very useful!

JM