Capacitor sizes

[DIY Bass]

I am needing to replace a polyester cap in a pedal I am repairing. It is 2.54mm pin spacing but all the poly caps I have in stock are 5mm, the ones that look like small plastic boxes.  Can anyone suggest a standard poly cap in the smaller size? What about the greencap ones? The value I need is 472 (4.7 nF). I am not wanting to spend masses on some specialised parts - more generic eBay if possible.

Thanks

[thermionix]

The little greenies in 4.7n probably have approximately 5mm spacing, but the leads can be bent inward easily, unlike the box types.

[DIY Bass]

I'll give that a go then.  Just measured again and it's more like 3.5 to 4mm that I have, so I'll give a greeny a go and see what happens.

Thanks

[duck_arse]

type the following into your favourite search engine:

wima caps 2.5mm spacing

[DIY Bass]

Awesome.  Those WIMA caps look perfect. They are expensive though.  A 10 packet will cost more than the pedal cost me :-0.  I think I will try a greeny and see how that goes.  I can always use a WIMA later is I want to.  Actually to be honest I will probably use a small ceramic cap first because I have some of those in stock and I am eager to test this thing and see if I can get it to work.