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Can you replace a film capacitor with a ceramic one?
I am doing some repairs and need to replace a worn out film capacitor. However, all I have are ceramic capacitors and I don't feel like ordering more just to replace one (My town sucks and doesn't sell components, so I order them online).
They are both 0.1uF capacitors and are both rated for 15v. Neither of them have polarity either. It'll probably be okay, but I don't want to risk damaging my circuit.
There IS a difference between these capacitor types. The fact that a film cap was used originally (more expensive usually) instead of ceramic, implies that those properties were desirable. It depends where in your circuit it is being used.
The usual properties relevant to choose film vs ceramic are --
Temperature stability
Long-term stability
Accuracy
lumped inductance
leakage resistance
Size
Pulsed High voltage tolerance
etc.
So if it's a critical location in your circuit where the cap plays a crucial role (e.g. as the element in an LO for a receiver), then you have to replace with a well-selected alternative. If the role is NOT crucial - e.g. bypass cap for emitter-resistor, or coupling cap between stages, then it's not so critical.
So bottom line - need to know more about your circuit & where the cap is used.
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