[sdiy] Re: cap autopsy

[Happy Harry]

I'd say picofarads...

.0027uF  or  2700pf

10%

250V

did you mean millimeters BTW... cm would be HUGE!

H^) harry




>From: Dave Krooshof <krooshof at xs4all.nl>
>To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re: cap autopsy
>Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:48:51 +0100
>
>Speaking of caps,
>
>I have an old little synth, that for it's *instable* behavior needs a
>special cap:
>The original has the following info written on the side of it:
>
>2700
>10%
>250-
>
>It's grey, some 3x12x8 cm. Letters are black.
>Normally you would expect its value to be in picofarads,
>But I think this is a 2.7 microfarad cap.
>
>Does anyone have a clue what this might be?
>Value here is the secundairy problem. As this oscillator is loved for it's
>instability (as in not stable) I'm primairily interested in what this
>cap is phisically/chemically/brandwise!
>
>Any hints appreaciated!
>(on spelling too)
>
>
>Dave
>
>
>
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