(n00b) CAPACITORS - If anyone could help me thatd be great...

[MilotisX]

I have a n00bish question... Im trying to buy the parts to maker an analoig delay but the instructions call for 47uF's but no "uF" its a weird backwards u... like in utorrent .. lol. OK so basically is there a difference between uF and mf?? I cant seem to find any of the capacitors i need
please help! 

[blues_mang]

The "u" in uF is the abbreviation for microfarads. Some companies that sell capacitors list it as mf (microfarads). There is no difference though.

[Naz Nomad]

μF should be the only abbreviation for micro Farad ... Use of the letter 'm' to denote 'micro' is technically wrong, (m = milli), and is used primarily by people that can't find the character map on their computer. 

Opens can of worms ... runs away laughing.

[MilotisX]

Hey Thanks guys! I  love this forum btw... Has anyone ordered parts from small bear electronics? I don't think hey have all the parts i need

[asfastasdark]

Yeah, Smallbear lists uF caps as mF. You'll almost never find caps rated in millifarads; after all, one millifarad = 1000 uF which is an insanely high value (as far as stompboxes, or even amps, go).

[Ibanezfoo]

I found this link to be very helpful in converting between pf/nf/uf

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

When go to buy caps, find what your schematic calls for and find out all the ways it could be labeled.

[aron]

Did you check out the Wiki link above?

http://www.diystompboxes.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

[MilotisX]

wow that is a helpful link! Thanks for the quick responses and elpful advice...
as long as I'm posting; ave you guys built any boxes thatare from a prebuilt pcb and then buy all the parts from smallbear? I want to buy a tremelo from BYOC but its rediculously exoensive