tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post4892590631581605581..comments2024-01-04T18:54:25.344-08:00Comments on akavalve: Reading Capacitor Values Part 1akavalvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12711596868057550892noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-77756195782740785962011-05-29T18:20:34.823-07:002011-05-29T18:20:34.823-07:00Very informative post. Every time I start tinkerin...Very informative post. Every time I start tinkering with electronics again I get the same old doubts about capacitors especially. I really wish they were as easy as the resistor code.Rubenhttp://www.musicalgearreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-49797730480714263102010-01-04T11:59:41.906-08:002010-01-04T11:59:41.906-08:00Anonymous,
I realize that people are finding this...Anonymous,<br /><br />I realize that people are finding this post though more general capacitor searches but I'm talking about guitar tube amp schematics here where unstated cap values are pretty invariably microfarads NOT millifarads.<br /><br />And yes, if you see MF on a schematic, of course it's not going to mean megafarads. But by labeling conventions MF indicating millifarads is incorrect. If you mean millifarads it should, technically, be a lowercase m.akavalvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711596868057550892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-87801305621771643072010-01-04T11:25:14.019-08:002010-01-04T11:25:14.019-08:00"MF" indicates milli-farads (10e-3) not ..."MF" indicates milli-farads (10e-3) not mega or micro.<br /><br />If units are not specified on the schematic, it is assumed MF (milli-farads)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-81695573092391837212009-11-17T10:54:27.365-08:002009-11-17T10:54:27.365-08:00If there's enough questions for a whole post I...If there's enough questions for a whole post I certainly will. Let me know what else you find confusing and I'll try to cover them all in one fell swoop.akavalvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711596868057550892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-63518096847026134982009-11-17T10:48:19.254-08:002009-11-17T10:48:19.254-08:00Nice - thanks for the info. I'm looking forwa...Nice - thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to part 2. Will you be covering the capacitor values that I don't understand from guitar amp schematics along the lines of "50/50" and "2200/35"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-4325276700818074422009-01-15T11:19:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:19:00.000-08:00Sure thing! Keep up the awesome and educational wo...Sure thing! Keep up the awesome and educational work!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056291869629655170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-58974149053430836392009-01-15T10:12:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:12:00.000-08:00Yep, that's what I meant. It's fixed now. I ran ou...Yep, that's what I meant. It's fixed now. I ran out of time this morning before I got to my proofreading round - thanks for catching it.akavalvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711596868057550892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163956915063920487.post-4379094430989882472009-01-15T07:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:37:00.000-08:00Hi Andy!!! I love the blog and I am learning a lot...Hi Andy!!! I love the blog and I am learning a lot. I'm confused about one thing though... did you mean to write in the middle that one microfarad is equal to one million picofarads, instead of the other way around? As it is right now it looks like a picofarad is the same value as a regular farad (both one million microfarads).<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm having a hard time not writing Farhad.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056291869629655170noreply@blogger.com