Help with a capacitor comparison

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Waidesworld

New Member

• Mar 2, 2010

• #1

I have two inverters which are identical except for the capacitors. Can someone help me identify what the difference is.

CAP1: 100 L. above the line, 103J below the line
CAP2: 100 "H". above the line, 183J below the line.

TIA
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audioguru

Well-Known Member

Most Helpful Member

• Mar 7, 2010

• #2

100 might be 100V max.
103 is 0.01uF (10nF) and 183 is 0.018uF (18nF). J is 5%.

 

Hero999

Banned

• Mar 8, 2010

• #3

The value is in pF, with the last two digits representing the number of zeros after the previous digits.

103 = 10,000pF = 10nF
183 = 18,000pF = 18nF

 

Last edited: Mar 8, 2010

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Waidesworld

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• Mar 8, 2010

• #4

So what was with the L and the H in quotes? Thanks for your replies so far.