[QRP] cap question

Wed Jul 7 15:46:09 EDT 2004

The 3 is the number of zeros after the 22.

223 would be 22,000pf or .022mfd.

Loren

Loren Moline WA7SKT  CN86cx
Member: ARRL, Pacific Northwest VHF Society #151
2 Meter EME with 4 X K1FO - 12's and 300 Watts
2 Meter initials = 13 with 300 Watts and 5 with 160 Watts

>From: "steve" <swells244 at bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: Low Power Amateur Radio <qrp at mailman.qth.net>
>To: <QRP at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [QRP] cap question
>Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:30:41 -0400
>
>for some reason I keep getting confused ,a capacitor marked 223 is this 220 
>micro or pico farads?
>Steve
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