I'm trying to repair a high voltage 12V xenon strobe circuit, and I think one of these capacitors are bad (there's a total of 4 on the board) as one end of the capacitor was smoking when I applied power, and the underside of the board looks a little burnt on that end of the capacitor. I can't figure out the capacitor value since the marking is "106K" with "250D" below it - all of the websites online list 6 as an invalid third digit.
The size is approximately 1.156" L x 0.588" W x 0.935" H (29.36mm L x 14.93mm W x 23.74mm H).
Here's a picture of it - click on the picture to make it bigger!
Then I still don't understand what you mean by "basic unit is mircofards".
With resistance, basic unit is ohms, so 101 is 100 ohms. With capacitors the basic unit is picofarads, so 101 is 100pF.
Then I still don't understand what you mean by "basic unit is mircofards".
With resistance, basic unit is ohms, so 101 is 100 ohms. With capacitors the basic unit is picofarads, so 101 is 100pF.
At work we use some niob oxide "ceramic" 220uF caps smilar to this one https://www.newark.com/avx/nojd227m006rwj/capacitor-niobium-oxide-220uf-6/dp/97M6360, that are marked 227 6.3 so I guess it is possible to find such marking.
I think the confusion started with the negative exponents, I would read 227 as 22*10^7 pF, that is 22 and 7 zeroes pF.
I agree it can be a little confusing with markings, I think boils down to experience, so when you see a coded capacitor value and know what application the caps used in, instinctively you know how the value should be read.
Its the same as resistors with a different number of colour bands, with experience you can quickly work out its value.
I expect by now the OP's eyes are glazing over, so as he has been given the correct value, I am leaving it at that.
Thank you to everyone for your help! Several websites that I found online was listing 106K as an invalid marking, so that's what was confusing the heck out of me. Again, thanks!