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Re:An efficient power converter design reduces resting power... by Animats on Thursday March 16, 2017 @05:08PM (#13889200)
True. I have some 1uF surface mount ceramic caps just in for a project of mine. I'm tempted to use this 220uF cap [1] to replace the only electrolytic on the board.

[1] http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/taiyo-yuden/JMK325A...

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Re:An efficient power converter design reduces resting power... by andlier on Thursday March 16, 2017 @06:19PM (#13889709)
Just be sure to read the datasheet carefully. That particular capacitor is only ~120uF at typical 3.3V DC voltage. At 5V DC (which isn't really advisable for a 6.3V rated cap) it is only 88uF.
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Re:An efficient power converter design reduces resting power... by hatsunearu on Thursday March 16, 2017 @05:19PM (#13889291)
Just watch out for leakage.
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