This is a list of the least expensive 'hobbyist' parts available from popular distributors such as Mouser, Digikey and Jameco. The aim is to provide a library of the most commonly used parts. So when you need a 100uF capacitor you can be sure that the links here will take you to the cheapest part.

Mouser's in-house brand (Xicon) is inexpensive and good for general hacking. The "General Purpose" part numbers look like this: 140-XRLxxVyy-RC where xx is the voltage and yy is the capacitance. For example 150-XRL-50V1.0-RC is a 1.0uF/50V capacitor.

Digikey's cheapest brand is Panasonic KS, KA and M series. The part numbers look like ECE-A1CKA470U where the single letter encodes the voltage rating.

Not all values and voltages are shown on this table so be sure to check the Mouser catalog page , Digikey catalog page or Jameco catalog page for all possible capacitors

Standard ceramic 'blobby' bypass capacitors: good for high frequency filtering. Less leaky than electrolytic.

	1.0uF / 50V 10%	AVX SR215E105MAR	Mouser , Digikey Jameco
"	1.0uF / 50V -20%/+80%		Digikey
"	0.1uF / 50V 20%	AVX SR205E104MAR	Mouser , Digikey , Jameco
"	0.1uF / 50V -20%/+80% reel		Mouser
"	0.01uF / 100V	Kemet C315C103K1R5TA	Mouser , Digikey Jameco
	0.1uF 100V	Generic	Digikey Mouser
	680pF ceramic capacitor	Murata RPER72A681K2P1B03B	Mouser Digikey
	20pF ceramic disc capacitor	Generic	Mouser Digikey