Xicon C0G disc caps

[Andre Majorel]

Shopping for caps at Mouser, I notice that Xicon C0G disc caps
are cheaper than the others by a considerable margin. It could
be because they're bulky, but other disc caps are priced 5 to 10
times higher.

For instance :

140-50N5-101J Xicon 140-50N5-101J 100pF 5% 100V $0.15
75-562RTST10 Sprague 562RTST10 100pF 5% 100V $0.54

Fun, eh ? And that value is particularly expensive from Xicon.
Most other values are between 0.05 and 0.09 USD a piece and the
price ratio approaches 8.

What's the catch ?

I'm tempted by the AVX Spinguard axial caps because they fit
anything from .2" on (and even .1" if I mount them vertically)
but the print is *really* tiny. I'm hoping that a disc (or box)
would be easier to read.

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

Shopping for caps at Mouser, I notice that Xicon C0G disc caps
are cheaper than the others by a considerable margin. It could
be because they're bulky, but other disc caps are priced 5 to 10
times higher.

For instance :

140-50N5-101J Xicon 140-50N5-101J 100pF 5% 100V $0.15
75-562RTST10 Sprague 562RTST10 100pF 5% 100V $0.54

Fun, eh ? And that value is particularly expensive from Xicon.
Most other values are between 0.05 and 0.09 USD a piece and the
price ratio approaches 8.

What's the catch ?

I'm tempted by the AVX Spinguard axial caps because they fit
anything from .2" on (and even .1" if I mount them vertically)
but the print is *really* tiny. I'm hoping that a disc (or box)
would be easier to read.

Xicon is Mouser's 'house' brand. You don't really know what company
they came from and it could change from time to time. For generic
parts that are not critical in any way, it shouldn't matter much. The
real quantity price of generic disk caps is very, very low.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Pooh Bear]

Shopping for caps at Mouser, I notice that Xicon C0G disc caps
are cheaper than the others by a considerable margin. It could
be because they're bulky, but other disc caps are priced 5 to 10
times higher.

For instance :

140-50N5-101J Xicon 140-50N5-101J 100pF 5% 100V $0.15
75-562RTST10 Sprague 562RTST10 100pF 5% 100V $0.54

Fun, eh ? And that value is particularly expensive from Xicon.
Most other values are between 0.05 and 0.09 USD a piece and the
price ratio approaches 8.

What's the catch ?

I don't see one, the price of the Sprague part is exorbitant. Even the Xicon is
about 4x what I'd to expect to see on a BOM.

Graham