Typo it's 100k not 100: sorry.
Also anyone think these things are still good? I've had them for like
10 years and they where at a local hospital for like 10 more.
Thanks,
Dan.
All the same thing - makes no odds. The " K " usually refers to the
dielectric type I seem to recall. The important bit is the " 100 ". Caps
below 1uF and above 1000pF, are usually marked in nanofarads ( 1000's of
picofarads ) so 100 would normally mean 100nF or 0.1uF. However, when caps
of this sort of value are marked by coloured stripes, then they are usually
in picofarads, so a 100nF cap will be brown black yellow, which equates to
100,000 picofarads, so even if the letter " K " is part of the value, this
still makes the marking read 100,000, which is the same as it would be
marked if it was striped _ if you see what I mean !!
As far as the caps still being ok goes, the answer to this will be 99.9%
yes. Polyester or similar dielectric caps, do not deteriorate. However, the
wise man, would run a capacitance meter over them first, just to be sure ...
Arfa