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> while others, like those used as part of small signal filter I wouldn't expect those to be electrolytic, though. Electrolytic capacitors are mostly used when
by coryrc 4y ago
> while others, like those used as part of small signal filter
I wouldn't expect those to be electrolytic, though. Electrolytic capacitors are mostly used when the exact characteristics are not important, like on a supply bus, where your qualifications are typically either "at least" or "no more" than some value. Tripling capacitance usually has no negative effect on a supply bus but huge change of doing signal conditioning, so something like that is more often going to be a capacitor that is intrinsically more stable.
- anyfoo 4y agoGood point, but in audio applications for example, for cross-over filters, bipolar electrolytic caps are common. The “calibration”, if any, may be very simple, though.