What is a "MKS 2 / B=2,5, 100nF"?

Chrometuna

From Andrew Sharp's Strip-Board layout

The parts list includes these things:

C1 MKS 2 / B=2,5, 100nF
C4 MKS 2 / B=2,5, 20nF
C5 MKS 2 / B=2,5, 20nF

What IS an MKS 2 / B=2,5, ???

Brain is sometimes no can work.

Cheers
bob c

fonik

Chrometuna

fonik · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject:

yep, +/-20% tolerance aren't that good anyway!

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:43 am Post subject:

Yeah,
Sorry about that. That part list I gave to Ray is not very helpful. It's the one spat out by the stripboard software I use. I should have just said that the designators are the same as Ray's Schem, but that was back when I was very Noob! Laughing

(the B=2,5 is the lead spacing! Rolling Eyes

)
Any 100nF polyester cap would do fine.

fonik · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:13 am Post subject:

Chrometuna · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:44 am Post subject:

sneakthief · Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Berlin

You should read this capacitor tutorial:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadgets/caps/caps.html\

Cheers,
michel

fonik · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject:

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject:

Yeah ceramic is fine.
The only reason I forgot to mention them is 'cos I forgot they go up that high.
Unless temp stability or tolerance is critical;
most cap types are chosen for the values possible for that type, the voltage rating, their size, and cost. Generally, if it has the right value, is polarised or not, and fits where you want to put it, it will be fine.