100 nf Cap?

[jerry]

Hi,

Newbie here; I have a UK book with a schematic calling for a number of 100
nf caps, What's an nF? in SI nano is betwen Micro and Pico, is it just a
case of adding 0's?

 

[Ian Bell]

jerry wrote:

Hi,

Newbie here; I have a UK book with a schematic calling for a number of 100
nf caps, What's an nF? in SI nano is betwen Micro and Pico, is it just a
case of adding 0's?

micro 10 to the -6
nano 10 to the -9
pico 10 to the -12

Ian

 

[Jacobe Hazzard]

Ian Bell wrote:

jerry wrote:

Hi,

Newbie here; I have a UK book with a schematic calling
for a number of 100 nf caps, What's an nF? in SI nano
is betwen Micro and Pico, is it just a case of adding
0's?

micro 10 to the -6
nano 10 to the -9
pico 10 to the -12

Ian

So 100nF is 0.1uF or 100,000pF

 

[Ian Bell]

Jacobe Hazzard wrote:

Ian Bell wrote:
jerry wrote:

Hi,

Newbie here; I have a UK book with a schematic calling
for a number of 100 nf caps, What's an nF? in SI nano
is betwen Micro and Pico, is it just a case of adding
0's?

micro 10 to the -6
nano 10 to the -9
pico 10 to the -12

Ian

So 100nF is 0.1uF or 100,000pF

Yup and 10nF is 0.01uF etc etc

Ian

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[jerry]

Ian Bell <ian@nowhere.com> wrote in news:br5he4$96f$3@news.ukfsn.org:

Jacobe Hazzard wrote:



Ian Bell wrote:
jerry wrote:

Hi,

Newbie here; I have a UK book with a schematic calling
for a number of 100 nf caps, What's an nF? in SI nano
is betwen Micro and Pico, is it just a case of adding
0's?

micro 10 to the -6
nano 10 to the -9
pico 10 to the -12

Ian

So 100nF is 0.1uF or 100,000pF

Yup and 10nF is 0.01uF etc etc

Ian

great, thanks......

now I'm one tiny step closer to knowing enough to be dangerous..

 

[Dave Platt]

In article <AxqBb.23189$r%u1.8762@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>,
Jacobe Hazzard <spamsink@ATeudoramail.DOTcom> wrote:

So 100nF is 0.1uF or 100,000pF

And from the original poster's comment about "a bunch" I'd guess that
these are probably .1 uF monolithic ceramic caps, being used to bypass
the power supply traces/wires to ground near ICs and other active
components.

Very common part (and application), easily available.

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