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Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Bill_F on December 13, 2003, 10:51:00 AM

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

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: smoguzbenjamin on December 13, 2003, 10:56:12 AM

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

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Bill_F on December 13, 2003, 10:58:46 AM

Quote from: smoguzbenjaminuF 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?

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: smoguzbenjamin on December 13, 2003, 11:02:48 AM

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

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Bill_F on December 13, 2003, 11:05:54 AM

Quote from: smoguzbenjamin? 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

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: smoguzbenjamin on December 13, 2003, 11:12:25 AM

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?

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Bill_F on December 13, 2003, 11:28:44 AM

Quote from: smoguzbenjamincheck 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).

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Fret Wire on December 13, 2003, 12:15:18 PM

Here's more conversion tables:

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

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

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Ansil on December 13, 2003, 05:07:51 PM

it is a .1uf.

uf and mfd are the same thing.

let me guess radio shack caps?????

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Paul Perry (Frostwave) on December 13, 2003, 09:57:51 PM

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

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Bill_F on December 14, 2003, 09:47:49 AM

Quote from: Ansilit is a .1uf.

uf and mfd are the same thing.

let me guess radio shack caps?????

No. I got them from Smallbear.

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: Bill_F on December 14, 2003, 09:48:15 AM

Thanks everybody for your help.

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: smoguzbenjamin on December 14, 2003, 09:54:34 AM

You're welcome!

Title: Need quick help about capacitors
Post by: ExpAnonColin on December 14, 2003, 02:06:04 PM

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

-Colin

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