Ceramic capacitor question

From: Kent Borg <kentborg_at_borg.org>
Date: Tue Jan 8 09:44:28 2002

On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 03:18:03PM -0000, Adrian Graham wrote:
> The Compukit UK101 has several ceramic capacitors, all marked 104Z 25V,
> which judging by what I've found on the web so far makes them .1uF. My local
> Maplins (sorry, that seems to be a swear word in some parts) only has 224Z
> at 25V (I'd guess .2uF?) and 104Z at 50V, half the size.
>
> What can I get away with? Or am I right in assuming I need to match exactly?


I am not up to date on capacitor markings, but I will say that it is
the capacitance that is important--that and the type of capacitor
(which implies inductance, leakage, and I am not sure whatelse).

The voltage is something you merely need to meet, exceeding it is OK.
Assuming everything else matches, I'd go with the "104Z at 50V".


-kb
Received on Tue Jan 08 2002 - 09:44:28 GMT