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2 stories tagged capacitors, newest first.

Screenshot of downtowndougbrown.com: The capacitor that Apple soldered incorrectly at the factory

The capacitor that Apple soldered incorrectly at the factory (downtowndougbrown.com)

488 points by zdw 1 year ago | 220 comments

Blog post investigating whether Apple installed a capacitor backwards at the factory in the Macintosh LC III and Performa 450-467, analyzing the circuit.

macintosh-lc-iii apple capacitors retrocomputing

Screenshot of digilent.com: Why do electronic components have such odd values? (2021)

Why do electronic components have such odd values? (2021)(digilent.com)

430 points by mtm 2 years ago | 142 comments

Digilent blog post explaining why resistors, capacitors and other components come in values like 47k and 22µF, based on preferred number E-series.

electronics resistors capacitors preferred-numbers

#capacitors on Hacker News

The capacitor that Apple soldered incorrectly at the factory(downtowndougbrown.com)

Why do electronic components have such odd values? (2021)(digilent.com)

The capacitor that Apple soldered incorrectly at the factory (downtowndougbrown.com)