Hey all, first time posting. Been doing a lot of forum reading and also scavenging from my local electronics surplus store.
Picked up these capacitors, and wondering if someone could help identify. I'm not familiar with the markings, and don't know if one can decipher the dielectric.
Also, one primary concern is the largest one. It says .1M, is this microfarad (that's the box they were in.. but some were in the wrong boxes..) I've never seen it written with an uppercase M before, but then again I haven't ever had to play with film caps.
Hoping that some of these might be good for the DC blocking cap in the signal path of a headphone amp.
Thanks,
Brian
Picked up these capacitors, and wondering if someone could help identify. I'm not familiar with the markings, and don't know if one can decipher the dielectric.
Also, one primary concern is the largest one. It says .1M, is this microfarad (that's the box they were in.. but some were in the wrong boxes..) I've never seen it written with an uppercase M before, but then again I haven't ever had to play with film caps.
Hoping that some of these might be good for the DC blocking cap in the signal path of a headphone amp.
Thanks,
Brian
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Seem no one has helped! I believe that the M is the tolerance of the .1uf (M= +or - 20%). The other two have K which is a tolerance of +or- 10%. Google capacitor Coding and you will find the rest of the tolerance codes. Good luck.
Seem no one has helped! I believe that the M is the tolerance of the .1uf (M= +or - 20%). The other two have K which is a tolerance of +or- 10%. Google capacitor Coding and you will find the rest of the tolerance codes. Good luck.
The values are pretty obvious. The dielectrics aren't.
I have a gut feeling that they all are are polypropylene, but a measurement of tan delta would be required to positively confirm it.
The left one is probably a plain foil type, considering its CV vs. size, the middle one is certainly a metallized one (perhaps mylar too).
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All are way too small to serve as coupling caps for headphones. You'd loose all of the bass.
I have a gut feeling that they all are are polypropylene, but a measurement of tan delta would be required to positively confirm it.
The left one is probably a plain foil type, considering its CV vs. size, the middle one is certainly a metallized one (perhaps mylar too).
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All are way too small to serve as coupling caps for headphones. You'd loose all of the bass.
From left to right, they look like 0.1uF, 0.15uF and 0.47uF
I would have guessed they're Polyester / Mylar but maybe Elvee's right. The 0.47uF could be good for DC blocking at the amp's input, depending on the input impedance.
I would have guessed they're Polyester / Mylar but maybe Elvee's right. The 0.47uF could be good for DC blocking at the amp's input, depending on the input impedance.
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can any body show/recognized me the picture of mylec,styroflex and tubular type of capacitor
thanking you
can any body show/recognized me the picture of mylec,styroflex and tubular type of capacitor
thanking you
Post your own pics then, or have a look here:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/parts/186207-mystery-parts-challenge.html#post2523835
No, nobody can do that because they come in all sorts of package styles - there is no single package type associated with a given type of dielectric.
As for the caps originally shown, the first is probably an obsolete type manufactured by TSC electronics. It may be a polyester type made for AC duty. The second is most likely a polyester metallized film cap due to the small size for its capacitance. The third is a question mark.
As for the caps originally shown, the first is probably an obsolete type manufactured by TSC electronics. It may be a polyester type made for AC duty. The second is most likely a polyester metallized film cap due to the small size for its capacitance. The third is a question mark.
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