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http://www.illinoiscapacitor.com/pdf/Papers/low_ESR_fact_or_fiction.pdf

www.illinoiscapacitor.com/pdf/Papers/low_ESR_fact_or_fiction...

A pdf entitled Passive & Discrete Components Low ESR Capacitors: Fact or Fiction?

Category:ESR
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http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21004

www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21004

What is the definition of a capacitor with low ESR?
Is there a standard are is it only meaningful within a specific brand?

This is a forum thread dealing with this topic.

Category:ESR
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http://www.jbctools.com/prolonging-tip-life-menu-5.htmlhttp://www.jbctools.com/prolonging-tip-life-menu-5.html

www.jbctools.com/prolonging-tip-life-menu-5.htmlhttp://www.j...

Instructions how how to prolong your soldering iron tip for longer life.

Category:Tip Care
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http://www.digikey.com/Web%20Export/Supplier%20Content/Cooper_72/PDF/Cooper_TipCareAndUse.pdf?redirected=1

www.digikey.com/Web%20Export/Supplier%20Content/Cooper_72/PD...

When it comes to soldering irons, “the tip is the tool”. The rest of the iron holds and heats the tip and controls its performance. But the tip is the critical component that must transfer heat efficiently and reliably to the connection poi ...

Category:Tip Care
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http://www.inlandcraft.com/uguides/tipcare.htm

www.inlandcraft.com/uguides/tipcare.htm

Most iron tips today are a copper core surrounded by iron, hence the term ‘iron clad’ that is then nickel or chrome plated. Because solder won’t stick to nickel or chrome the plating on the chisel end of the tip, (where you melt the s ...

Category:Tip Care
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http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/captest.htm

www.repairfaq.org/sam/captest.htm

Capacitor Testing, Safe Discharging, and Other Related Information

Category:Capacitors
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https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Constructing+a+Capacitor+Discharge+Tool/2177

www.ifixit.com/Guide/Constructing+a+Capacitor+Discharge+Tool...

Capacitors are electronic components found in almost every device containing a circuit board. Large capacitors can store enough charge to cause injuries, so they must be discharged properly.

This guide will show you how to make a simple resisto ...

Category:Capacitors
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-X-Panasonic-Ultra-Low-ESR-105-Degrees-FR-Range-Radial-Electrolytic-Capacitors-/351313817882?var=&hash=item51cbef711a

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-X-Panasonic-Ultra-Low-ESR-105-Degrees-F...

This has a list of sizes and ESR values of Panasonic Capacitors. I have bought of this eBay seller.

Category:Capacitors
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http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/122870/difference-between-capacitors-of-same-value-but-different-sizes

electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/122870/difference-be...

I would like to know why some capacitors have the same value (capacitance) but their sizes are different? What is different between those capacitors?

Category:Capacitors
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http://www.niccomp.com/help/capsubguide.asp

www.niccomp.com/help/capsubguide.asp

Capacitor Characteristics Substitution Guide

Category:Capacitors
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http://www.ukvac.com/forum/esr-on-capacitors_topic346902.html

www.ukvac.com/forum/esr-on-capacitors_topic346902.html

Some ESR charts in a forum thread for quick reference.

Category:Capacitors
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