Help me find the right capacitor from picture!

[blokenator]

I dont seem to get it. I have 7 MLCC capacitors in the kit but only 6 on instructions paper marked with yellow line and i cant seem to get my min around which ro combine. Help please!

 

[chris.knudson]

I don't know if I understand your question, but one of those capacitors looks like a tantalum and not an MLCC. The one with the legs that are two different lengths is the tantalum.

 

[giovanni]

Do you have a way to test the components?

 

[blokenator]

ah ok that is the one wrong then so then it is six to go.
there should be two 100pF and i have two 101. are they the same?
There should be two 470pF and i have two 471.
three should be one 100uF i find one 104
and one 47pF is that the 470?

 

[blokenator]

Do you have a way to test the components?

no im Total rookie here. would like an multmeter but still missing

 

[giovanni]

Try the reference here if you can get through all the ads: https://www.electronics-notes.com/a...nents/capacitors/capacitor-codes-markings.php

 

[chris.knudson]

ah ok that is the one wrong then so then it is six to go.
there should be two 100pF and i have two 101. are they the same?
There should be two 470pF and i have two 471.
three should be one 100uF i find one 104
and one 47pF is that the 470?

Yes, the values you are guessing should be correct. The 104 is 100uF, the 471 is 470pF and the 101 is 100pF and the 470 is 47pF.

 

[chris.knudson]

Keep in mind that the tantalum is polarized. The MLCCs are not.

 

[Nic]

104 is 100n, not 100u, it's the value on the bom.

 

[blokenator]

104 is 100n, not 100u, it's the value on the bom.

sorry but what do you mean by that? it is marked wrong in the paper or I have the wrong capacitor?

 

[music6000]

C19 - 100nF = 104

107 = 100uF

 

[music6000]

This one here looks like 35v Tantalum , It has positive & negative leads.
The + is showing you the Long leg
- is showing you the Negative leg
There should be a number writen on it also, Check the other side?

 

[temol]

This one here looks like 35v Tantalum , It has positive & negative leads.

Looks like 1u tantalum cap.

 

[music6000]

Looks like 1u tantalum cap.

Put a DMM on it set to capacitance & hold it there until it stabilizes & you should get a reading???
This is how I measure all my capacitors before Soldering them in.
I never trust what is written on them, it's just a visual guide.

 

[Nic]

Put a DMM on it set to capacitance & hold it there until it stabilizes & you should get a reading???
This is how I measure all my capacitors before Soldering them in.
I never trust what is written on them, it's just a visual guide.

Mostly the markings will be correct but I've seen some people mentioning bad markings.
Another thing is having sometimes a capacitor value way out of the 5% or 10% tolerance.
Even worse, I just found a brand new 150n cap that had a reading of .... 0.000, in my first builds, this would have been mounted on the board without any verification, and would have meant troubleshooting. I'm on the L4 board, the last thing I want is a value error.

 

[music6000]

Mostly the markings will be correct but I've seen some people mentioning bad markings.
Another thing is having sometimes a capacitor value way out of the 5% or 10% tolerance.
Even worse, I just found a brand new 150n cap that had a reading of .... 0.000, in my first builds, this would have been mounted on the board without any verification, and would have meant troubleshooting. I'm on the L4 board, the last thing I want is a value error.

Happened to me a couple of weeks ago.
Got 10 pieces of 10uf MLCC caps & one measured 1nF!!!