Post by thread:[PIC]: Identify cap

Hi 2 all If I have a cap that it's value is '473' is it 0.047uf ? Regards Tal Bejerano AMC - ISRAEL -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

47000 pF = 47nf = .047uF On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Tal Bejerano - AMC wrote: {Quote hidden}> Hi 2 all > > If I have a cap that it's value is '473' is it 0.047uf ? > > Regards > > Tal Bejerano > AMC - ISRAEL > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

It sure is. Base value is normally pF. ie: 473 = 47 x 1000pF = 47nF Ian Rozowsky Technical Director Centurion Systems (Pty) Ltd. roz**@centsys.co.za ||Anti-spam - please remove the ** from the e-mail address before sending|| http://www.centsys.co.za {Original Message removed}

473 == 47*10e3 PF = 0.047uF Riaz Tal Bejerano - AMC wrote: {Quote hidden}> > Hi 2 all > > If I have a cap that it's value is '473' is it 0.047uf ? > > Regards > > Tal Bejerano > AMC - ISRAEL > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

> If I have a cap that it's value is '473' is it 0.047uf ? Yes, 473 is the EIA code It's an expression of the cap's value in picofarads, that is, 47 followed by 3 zeroes = 47,000pF. An alternative (which some folk don't like) is 47n. There was a little chat about this probably a couple of months ago, as it related to multipliers like "u" "n" "p" and bad handwriting -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

> If I have a cap that it's value is '473' is it 0.047uf ? Usually. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

someone teach me once that if it written 473 then count to the left 3 digit then u get .047u and if 474 count 4 digit and so on. but I was not sure about it. Regards Tal Bejerano AMC - ISRAEL {Original Message removed}

In most places yes, read 473 the same way you would aresitor, except substitute "ohms" for "pF", so 473 = 47000pF = 47nF = 0.047uF. TTYL > {Original Message removed}

On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Olin Lathrop wrote: >> If I have a cap that it's value is '473' is it 0.047uf ? > >Usually. Never ;-) However it will be between 42.3nF and 51.7nF when measured. <g> Peter -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body