On 05/03/2010 17:22, sailingto wrote:
> Subject says it all - most all the SMD chips have ID marking - except for caps, some inductors, and maybe a few others. BUT resistors, transistors, large inductors, diodes, etc - almost everything has some sort of ID marking...
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> Why does caps not have ID marking? It sure would help!! Even that tiny marking is ok - I can look under microscope to read.
It must be something to do with the ceramic material they are made from,
I don't think that it can be written on using a laser.
Leon
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