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General Category => Technical topics => Topic started by: Yoder on March 13, 2013, 10:20:41 AM

Title: Help in Identifying
Post by: Yoder on March 13, 2013, 10:20:41 AM

Does anyone know what type of caps these are, assuming that they are caps? When I have tried searching for them I get all kinds of stuff coming up and am at a complete loss right now.
Thanks in advance.

(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.co-bw.com%2FImages_Audio_DIY%2Funknown_caps.jpg&hash=05f247767381deaa572d48dec2b1a3fd86393171)

Title: Re: Help in Identifying
Post by: Doc B. on March 13, 2013, 11:03:12 AM

They look to possibly be polystyrene.

Title: Re: Help in Identifying
Post by: Yoder on April 06, 2013, 03:15:19 PM

Now that I have finished moving my oldest daughter to Minneapolis, then I can ask my follow-up question. How can one determine the specs of the above caps? I have searched all over the Web and am stumped.

Title: Re: Help in Identifying
Post by: 2wo on April 06, 2013, 05:15:46 PM

look to be .018 10%

Hum, might be .0018. I always get this part wrong...John

Title: Re: Help in Identifying
Post by: 4krow on April 06, 2013, 05:30:53 PM

I had the same problem with some caps. It was just easier to buy a cap checker and know the true value.

Title: Re: Help in Identifying
Post by: Grainger49 on April 07, 2013, 01:19:22 AM

A lot of meters have a capacitance scale.  But you will need to determine the voltage yourself.