Questions about component choice

So I decided to take the first step in building a Sanguinololu and ordered all of the specialized parts off of Mouser last night. Today I went to RadioShack to find the components that I thought were more common. Unfortunately, they did not have many of the exact parts listed on the BOM.
First off, there were only 3 tantalum capacitors in the entire store, and none of them had a proper uF spec. So I bought some ceramic ones with the correct uF as backup. I am wondering if it would be appropriate to substitute the ceramics for the tantalums.
Second, there was only one type of MOSFET, so I bought two, again as backup. The manufacturer part # is L7812CV (Datasheet). As with the capacitors, I am hoping that these will be suitable replacements.
Hopefully someone with a bit more electronics knowledge will be able to guide me.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2017 08:32PM by spaceorange12.

See [reprap.org] for mosfets to go for.

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Second, there was only one type of MOSFET, so I bought two, again as backup. The manufacturer part # is L7812CV.

Watch out - this is not a MOSFET, but a voltage regulator!

You do need one voltage regulator tough for the Sanguinololu, but not for 12V as is the 7812, rather you need a 7805 for 5V.

Thanks for the replies.
I went online and did some research after posting this, and confirmed what enif said about the RadioShack part not being a MOSFET. I went back to the Sanguinololu wiki page and found the exact part number, but it's been discontinued. Will any 60v, 30a MOSFET do?
I also went ahead and returned the ceramic capacitors. I figured that it wasn't worth it to experiment, especially since I will need to order the new MOSFETS online anyway.

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Will any 60v, 30a MOSFET do?

Definitely no. Check out Dust's link. The MOSFET needs to have a low RDSon resistance (so it doesn't get too hot) and a gate-source saturation voltage ("Miller") below 5V (so it can be switch with a 5V logic signal).

The original MOSFET recommended for the Sanguinololu has part number RFP30N06LE.
SparkFun has it stocked along with FQP30N06L, and claims that they are interchangable.
Would it be wise to order the FQP30N06L or is there a more appropriate option?