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Can you replace ceramic or tantalum capacitors with aluminum electrolytic capacitors?

I have a question about the hookup for my 12VDC to 5VDC step down module - the K7805JT-500R3. It states in the datasheet that ceramic capacitors are what can be used but it also states that tantalum ...
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Tantalum capacitor at low temperatures

What could happen to a solid tantalum capacitor that operates below the lower temperature range defined by the manufacturer (-55°C)? From my understanding, there would be a performance issue with ...
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I have a height problem (with my switching regulator on a height constrained PCB)

I was planning to use this part (datasheet) (basically MC34063 with thermal shutdown,) but I don´t have enough room above the PCB. I need to keep the components under 2.2mm. According to my ...
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Can you replace electrolytic capacitors with tantalum ones?

Due to size constraints on a custom PCB, I have opted out for using the smallest type of electrolytic capacitors (3 mm diameter.) However, capacitors in such a small diameter are almost impossible to ...
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Aluminum electrolytic vs. tantalum capacitor for buffering SAR ADC Ref input

I want to use the ADS8317 16-Bit SAR A/D converter and have read through the datasheet. In there, ti recommend using a low ESR 47µF tantalum capacitor to buffer the reference input. Now, my reference ...
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MAX682 with electrolytic capacitors

In a new design I would like to use the MAX682. In the datasheet I found this typical operating circuit: I would like to use it exactly like that except that I'm going to pull /SKIP to GND. In table ...
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