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4n Capacitor for Mudbunny (purchased around 2016)

Started by zookj, May 13, 2019, 06:31:48 PM

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zookj

I had purchased a couple PCB's for a school project a long time ago and I am just getting around to completing the Mudbunny recently. I am choosing to do the Violet Rams Head version but I am having no luck finding a 4n capacitor.

4n is actually 4nF or 4000pF right? Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction or recommend an alternative?

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somnif

I second the 3.9nF recommendation. Box film caps have a 10% tolerance, meaning one labelled "3n9" can be anywhere between 3.51nF and 4.29nF. If your DMM has a capacitance meter, feel free to try a handful to get one nearest 4nF.

OR, realize that EHX built the thing with a 10% tolerance in mind (honestly they didn't even care that much, they'd just use whatever caps they had on hand) and use a 3.9nF with confidence. 

benny_profane

Quote from: somnif on May 13, 2019, 09:42:14 PM
OR, realize that EHX built the thing with a 10% tolerance in mind (honestly they didn't even care that much, they'd just use whatever caps they had on hand) and use a 3.9nF with confidence.

I think in this situation, this is the perspective to take.

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