[Elecraft] capacitors?

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

Yeah... what Don said...!!!

I've seen numeous instances where the "R" between two digits doesn't print 
completely and thus winds up appearing to be some other character at which 
me must make a guess.

Don's right on here!  As I said, "Yeah... what Don said."

73,

Tom  N0SS

At 07:23 PM 11/10/02, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>John,
>I couldn't say for certain, but I would wager that those capacitors are 3.3
>pf.
>If so, the real marking would be 3R3 - what you report seeing is very close
>to that.  Another thing you can do is set them aside and complete the
>inventory of capacitors - if the only ones "missing" are the 3.3 pf, then
>you can be reasonably certain that you have the correct value.
>
>Check the parts list to see if there is any descriptive info there - it is
>cheaper than buying a capacitance meter just to decipher the capacitor
>markings.
>
>Different manufacturers use slightly different markings - if you plan to do
>much building, you may want to become familiar with the several flavors of
>capacitor markings - the ARRL handbook is a good place to start.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
> > I have two small capacitors and they are green with a black dot on the
>top.
> > I cannot read the markings but it looks to be 303 or 3ii3 . Anyone know
>what
> > the numbers for these are?
> >
> > thank you
> >
> > john
> >
>
>
>
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