"David" bravely wrote to "All" (08 Jan 06 09:25:07) --- on the heady topic of "Re: Sony KV-T25SZ8 TV problem"
Da> From: "David" Da> Xref: core-easynews sci.electronics.repair:354497
Da> I finally got around to having a look at the set today. I found a Da> ceramic capacitor on the AC (next to a 470 ohm resistor) side that was Da> open circuit. Da> The capacitor is marked 103P. Am I right in assuming that it is a 130 Da> pF ??
That cap is probably not 130pF. Capacitors are normally open circuit for DC, what do you mean by this?
The marking 103 would mean 10 with 3 zeros, so this would mean it was a 10,000pF or a 0,01uF capacitor. However the letter P is a tolerance of +100/-0% so the cap may measure as much as 0,02uF. Finally, its thickness and diameter would give a rough approximation of its voltage rating, unless it is written.
Typically, P tolerance 0,01uF or 0,1uF ceramic caps are used for bypassing and this means these would be unlikely to cause a major problem if they did fail with a reduced capacitance.
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