What capacitor values are these?

Started by jimosity, May 31, 2007, 06:29:41 PM

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jimosity

I'm sure this is a simple question for most of you.

I found an assortment pack of caps that I picked up at Radio Shack and most are marked how I'm used to seeing them (151, 221, 561) but there are several in this pack that I'm not familiar with.

1, 7, 10, 15, 68

What exactly are these so that I don't assume the wrong thing...?
Jim Rodgers
jim@americanhc.com

rove


jimosity

Quote from: rove on May 31, 2007, 06:37:19 PM
typically no multiplier means picofarads.
here's a code calculator:
http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/calc/calccap.htm

That calculator doesn't seem to like 2 digit codes...
Jim Rodgers
jim@americanhc.com

enigmur

Multimeter is probably going to be the easiest way, but usualy that would mean picofarads
Quote from: jlullo on May 02, 2007, 12:37:12 AM
i have to get my hands on some of your germs.  very soon.
Anywhere but here, that would seem odd...

Bobv

If these are tiny ceramic type caps, then that's probably the value in picofarads

jimosity

Yeah; they are the small little ceramic ones; here they are...



So does that mean from left to right, what I have is:

1pF
7pF
10pF
15pF
68pF

?
I'm not used to working with pF values much yet, so that throws me off...
Jim Rodgers
jim@americanhc.com

qwixzh


jrc4558

Yes - these values are values in picofarads.