Product Overview
A 10 uF Vishay Sprague Tantalum Chip, Counted Out One at a Time
Condition
New unused stock, sold each. With deep stock on the shelf, the capacitor in the photos is representative of the bin rather than the specific piece that ships to you. The camera shows one molded surface mount tantalum on the photo bench: a dark rectangular body, a light band across one end where the polarity stripe sits, and a top face printed 10-25 over F1 and a circled 2. That printed line is reported here as what it is, the marking on the one piece that went under the camera; the ratings this listing publishes come from the catalog part number 293D106X9016C2T. The overview below walks through the decode.
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Product Overview
This is a Vishay Sprague 293D series solid tantalum chip capacitor, catalogued here as 293D106X9016C2T. Read in Vishay's 293D numbering, the 106 is 10 microfarads, the X9 is a plus or minus 10 percent tolerance, the 016 is a 16 volt DC rating, and the C is the case size that corresponds to the EIA 6032-28 footprint; those published part number specifications are what this listing sells on, and the 293D datasheet carries the rest of the electrical detail. The photographed sample is printed 10-25 over F1 and a circled 2, and that top line reads ambiguously against the 16 V the part number publishes, so we report the marking as the marking rather than as the rating. Like every solid tantalum, this part is polarized and the banded end is the positive anode; installed backwards it fails hard and fast. The 293D family is the molded-case surface mount tantalum that spread across consumer, computing and automotive boards from the late 1980s onward, chosen for stable capacitance and a low profile in places where an aluminum electrolytic would not fit.
Key Features
- Vishay Sprague 293D series molded solid tantalum chip capacitor, catalog part number 293D106X9016C2T
- 10 uF nominal capacitance, from the 106 field in the published 293D106X9016C2T decode
- Plus or minus 10 percent tolerance per the listing and the X9 code in the part number
- 16 V DC rated voltage, from the 016 field in the published 293D106X9016C2T decode
- C case size per the part number, which corresponds to the EIA 6032-28 surface mount footprint
- Polarized two-terminal molded chip with a light polarity band at one end
- Photographed marking reads 10-25 over F1 and a circled 2
- New unused stock, sold each, and the photographed piece is representative rather than the exact unit shipped
Applications
- A repair tech replacing a failed 10 uF tantalum in an EIA 6032-28 position on an older commercial board, matching footprint and polarity to the original
- A prototype builder who needs three or four pieces for bulk decoupling on a regulator output, not a full reel
- A small production run that already lays out for the 293D C case and wants the exact count for the build
- A bench that keeps a drawer of common SMD values on hand for the day a board comes in with a scorched tantalum and no time to order
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is printed on the capacitor in the photos?
Two lines: 10-25 on top, F1 and a circled 2 below it. That is the marking as printed on the one piece that went under the camera, reported here without interpretation. The ratings this listing publishes come from the catalog part number, 293D106X9016C2T, whose decode is the governing specification for this part.
Which voltage should I design around?
16 V DC. That is the rating the 016 field of 293D106X9016C2T publishes, and the part number's specifications govern this listing. Capacitance is 10 uF at plus or minus 10 percent, and the photographed body measures about 6 mm by 3 mm against the inch rule beside it, consistent with the C / EIA 6032-28 footprint the part number calls for. As with any part headed for a board, pull the Vishay 293D datasheet for the derating, ESR and ripple figures your design needs.
Is the capacitor in the photos the one I receive?
No. Stock runs deep on this part, so the photographed piece is a representative sample from the bin. What is printed on it is reported here as the marking on that one piece, nothing more; the ratings this listing publishes come from the catalog part number, 293D106X9016C2T, whose decode is the governing specification for this part.
Why buy a few of these here instead of a bag of a hundred somewhere else?
Because a board usually calls for two of these, not a hundred. Stock is deep enough that you order the exact count the build needs, a single piece for one repair or a small handful for a prototype, and skip the forced minimum lot that ends up in a drawer. Shipping is $8 flat rate, free once your order passes $28, and orders leave our Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
Tantalum chips like this one spent the 1990s vanishing into phones, laptops and dashboards, holding a rail steady while every part around them collected the credit. Read the top line, count out what your board needs, and put it back to work.
