WIMA cap question

[Hiwatt25]

I like the WIMA box caps as they look nice and tidy in a lot of the builds I see but it seems their leads are pretty short.  Does anyone know if it's possible to get them with longer leads?  If so, where do you get them from?  I'm in the states if that helps.

Thanks.

[mydementia]

Looks like these from alliedelec.com would suit your needs:
http://www.alliedelec.com/Search/SearchResults.asp?sid=4706D000F4E17F&Ntt=CK05BX&N=0&Ns=RetailPrice%7C0&Ntk=Primary

They're almost 10x more $ than the stubby legged variation... when perfing, I usually use cut off resistor legs to extend cap traces...

Good luck.
Mike

[Barcode80]

i don't even know where to get the stubby version

[mydementia]

I just bought a bunch of these:
http://www.alliedelec.com/Search/SearchResults.asp?sid=47082180CC7617F&Ntt=avx&N=4294966005&Ns=RetailPrice%7C0&Ntk=Primary

2-cents apiece for some is a pretty darn good deal!!
Mike

[Satch12879]

1. Mouser carries WIMA capacitors.
2. That first Allied electronics link lists a bunch of ceramic capacitors, WIMA are film capacitors
3. I've used those from AVX and their leads are the same lenghts as the WIMA capacitors.

Don't worry about the length because they are designed to be installed in circuit boards so unless you're using a piece of something excessively thick for your board, the WIMAs will fit on both conventional pad-per-hole and PCBs.

[sixstringphil]

Mouser has some values of the AVX box caps with long leads. You have to choose the ones in the taped (ammo?) packaging, not bulk. They only come packaged that way in the most common values.