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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: hesamadman on January 05, 2014, 10:23:52 pm

Title: Should I use .001 instead of .0005?
Post by: hesamadman on January 05, 2014, 10:23:52 pm

Just because I cannot find any .0005 caps :)

Title: Re: Should I use .001 instead of .0005?
Post by: sluckey on January 05, 2014, 10:42:45 pm

Quote from: hesamadman on January 05, 2014, 10:23:52 pm

Just because I cannot find any .0005 caps :)

No. Look again. Everybody has them.

.0005µF is same as 500pF. Widely available in silver mica or ceramic.

Title: Re: Should I use .001 instead of .0005?
Post by: TIMBO on January 05, 2014, 10:44:56 pm

.0005uf = 500pf, silver mica are easy to find doug has then.

.001 = 1000pf, you could use it  :icon_biggrin:

Title: Re: Should I use .001 instead of .0005?
Post by: hesamadman on January 05, 2014, 11:34:50 pm

 :BangHead: :l2: silly me

thanks again guys

Title: Re: Should I use .001 instead of .0005?
Post by: stratele52 on January 06, 2014, 03:11:07 am

Quote from: hesamadman on January 05, 2014, 10:23:52 pm

Just because I cannot find any .0005 caps :)

Two 0.001 in serie = 0.0005