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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] SMD caps - no marking - why?

From: Adam Seychell <a_seychell@...>
Date: 2010-03-05

On 6/03/2010 5:37, Stefan Trethan wrote:
>
>
> I've seen some ceramic chip caps with writing on them, but it's very
> rare, about as rare as resistors without lettering.
>

Usually 0402 (1005 metric) resistors don't have markings. And I don't
think any manufacture labels their 0201 (0603 metric) resistors.

It means investment in a capacitance meter is kind of essential.