Need quick help about capacitors

[Bill_F]

Hi all,

I'm in the middle of building and have a questoin. I have some caps that I'm hoping are the right values. They are in MF and I am use to uF. The value on them says .1K could anybody tell me what that means in uF?

Thanks in advance,
Bill

[smoguzbenjamin]

uF stands for microFarad. So they should be the same.

[Bill_F]

uF stands for microFarad. So they should be the same.

That is what I was hoping. But just to make sure before I solder them in. A cap in MF rated .1k would be a .1 uF cap?

[smoguzbenjamin]

? 1K? Does it say "1K mF"? Cos that'd be 1 Farad. Which is improbable...

[Bill_F]

? 1K? Does it say "1K mF"? Cos that'd be 1 Farad. Which is improbable...

That's what's confusing me. It has 3 lines on it which are:

MF
250v
.1K

They are the caps that small bear sells if that helps at all.

Thanks again

[smoguzbenjamin]

check this page:

http://www.xtronics.com/Kits/ccode.htm

If I can read, you've got a 100 pF cap there with 10% tolerance.

But if the 'MF' means "read this in uF" then you've a 100uF cap with 10% tolerance.

Does the schematic mention 100uF cap where you're putting them?

[Bill_F]

check this page:

http://www.xtronics.com/Kits/ccode.htm

If I can read, you've got a 100 pF cap there with 10% tolerance.

But if the 'MF' means "read this in uF" then you've a 100uF cap with 10% tolerance.

Does the schematic mention 100uF cap where you're putting them?

Thanks again for your help,

I did look at that page too. I think the only relevant figures on this thing is .1k. Looking at SmallBears page again, I think they are the same as .1uF (I hope).

[Fret Wire]

Here's more conversion tables:

http://www.justradios.com/uFnFpF.html

http://www.clintology.com/capacitor/

[Ansil]

it is a .1uf.  

uf and mfd are the same thing.

let me guess radio shack caps??

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

There are various types of ceramic used in ceramic caps, one has the code "K", might be what is going on here.

[Bill_F]

it is a .1uf.  

uf and mfd are the same thing.

let me guess radio shack caps??

No. I got them from Smallbear.

[Bill_F]

Thanks everybody for your help.

[smoguzbenjamin]

You're welcome!

[ExpAnonColin]

I have some of those too, and have used them as .1uf and they certainly SOUDNED like .1uf

-Colin