I'd seen specs like that but hadn't thought of it that way. A 10uF +150% - 100% would then be in spec at 10uF to 15uF. That makes a lot more sense now!
Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Harris" <cfharris@...>
To: TekScopes@groups.io
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 12:10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 475 questions
Hi Eric,
I think in the case of the +150% - 100% rated capacitor,
they were using the "-" as a hyphen, not a minus sign.
I think they meant to convey that the capacitor could range
in value from 150% of the marked value to 100% of the marked
value... otherwise it makes no sense to me.
In most cases, the range is as you would suppose.
-Chuck Harris
Eric wrote:
Bruce,
There are 2 fundamental differences that need to be taken in to account
when
replacing “vintage” caps. And I use the term vintage loosely. One is
tolerance. In
the worst case I can remember a capacitors value was +150% -%100 tolerance.
The means
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