Value of a ceramic capacitor

By the size I don't think 30 pF. 103 is .01uF Any guesses are meaningless, at least find another one that looks like it. Good Luck, Tom

I am sorry for my typo... I meant to write "MM" rather than "CM" for the diameter... thank you.

Thanks for the info on the "103" I made a typo... "2mm" rather than "2cm" (about the size of a lentil bean)

Thank you for the help.

The radio used to work, but recently just stopped. A couple "adjustments" with my hand would get it working again. Now, I can not seem to make the capacitor "make" any more, so that is why I opened the radio. I'm going to start with 10pF.

The radio is powered by four "AA" batteries (6vdc). Anything I might destroy by using a cap that is too small (10pF)?

Thank you for your help.

No.

2cm dia.is large for a ceramic capacitor. Is it an old set? The biggest I have in my junk box is 15mm dia. (100nF)

You could try a few values: 100pF, 1n, 10nF, 100nF and see what works best.

...or 3 pF? I think 30 pF would be marked "300". Someone else may have a better idea; it's been awhile for me.

No. That's 10X10^3, or 10000pF, .01 uF.

Tom

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i gues it could be just 3pf, although that is i feel rather small even for am/fm does it stil work at all? i would try a trimmer or a cap of a few pf or tens of pf if its next to the tuning cap

and 103 = 0.01uf.

Colin =^.^=

It's probably in the 10 - 100pF region then.

Well, I put it in parallel with the broken cap. Unfortunately it did not solve the problem. Must have another broken part nearby - the workmanship on the inside was ugly to say the least. Batteries and on/off/volume potentiometer both worked. I will look a little bit more, but for USD 5, I can get another one with a digital alarm clock (sadly).

Thanks for all the help.