I was given a bag of misc silver mica caps. Going through them to sort I found mostly 43 pF. (Marked 430) Now I know the third number is the number of zeros but I was told on these (CDE & SMI) caps the value is marked as is, ah, no multiplier and is a 430pF. Ok, then why do I also have 181 and 271 that would be 180 and 270....1 being the number of zeros. To double check, I looked at a radio I was supposed to have 100pF caps on, sure enough they were marked SMI 100 and the invoice from AES confirmed I ordered 100s (they don't stock 10s)
Several Google searches show the 3rd number being the multiplier! Can anyone confirm the numbering system.
Several Google searches show the 3rd number being the multiplier! Can anyone confirm the numbering system.
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