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    390 pf - 82pf

    harpy
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    390 pf - 82pf Empty 390 pf - 82pf

    Post by harpy Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:37 am

    390 pf - 82pf DSC_0933

    Excuse my ignorance, but what kind of cap is the red rectangle with the dots, Mica? Do the 390pf and 82pf caps ever need much attention?

    Thanks,
    Jim
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    Roy Mottram
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    390 pf - 82pf Empty Re: 390 pf - 82pf

    Post by Roy Mottram Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:37 am

    that's a mica capacitor, and those are the most stable type of caps so even though very old rarely go bad or go out of tolerance.
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