Re: Dead PET 2001

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:56:22 -0400
"Bill Degnan" <billdeg@degnanco.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> > From: "Vanessa Ezekowitz" <vanessaezekowitz@gmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:11 AM
> > To: cbm-hackers@ling.gu.se
> > Subject: Re: Dead PET 2001
> > 
> > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:18:00 +0900
> > Philip Lord <random6000@mac.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > The schematic says 1.0 25v so I purchases a 25v 1.0uf capacitor, but  
> > > looking at the part I removed through a magnifying glass, it says 1k  
> > > 35v. I'm guessing that 1k=10uf. If so, in that case I bought and  
> > > installed the wrong parts.
> > 
> > Capacitors are sometimes marked in multiples 1 nF (1000 pF). This one 
> sounds
> > like its the latter, so the "1k" here likely means 1000 nF, or 1.0 uF.
> > 
> > Other caps are usually marked with the actual value (with units) or a 
> value
> > code measured in pF.

..that should have read "its the former"... as in the original value
mentioned in the schematic.  Never type and sleep at the same time ;-)

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