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1n caps or 1n5

Started by Guybrush, January 10, 2012, 10:11:16 AM

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Guybrush

Hi.
Just scouring eBay for some bits and came a bit stuck. I'm building a Thunderpuss boost and need a 1n cap but when I search for them 99% of the results are 1n5. Will these work? I can find some greenies that are 1n but in the build report photos I've looked at no one seems to use them.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

sam_c

have you tried searching for 1000pf caps instead of 1nf? 

where are you from?  we can probably post some links for you.

Guybrush

Oh yeah of course! Begginers mistake.
I'm from Brighton in the UK. Any links would be great thanks.

plesur

If you're in the UK, Bitsbox is cheap and easy

1n 5mm polybox caps here
http://www.bitsbox.co.uk/polyfilm.html

I use the 1n greenies, they're fine for most things.

marmaliser

If you can get an order together then go the tayda route http://www.taydaelectronics.com/
Otherwise its doctortweek.co.uk or bitsbox for small orders in the UK.

Guybrush

That's all great. Thanks people!

sam_c

theres also CPC who i have used for quite a few things previously.  The site is similar to mouser for navigation, but you can get the hang of it.  metal film resistors are reasonable from CPC too.

http://cpc.farnell.com/wima/mks2j011001b00kssd/capacitor-1nf-630v-10/dp/CA05631?Ntt=1nf+wima

Bad points....There is vat, postage and handling charges added at the checkout but it works out reasonable for larger orders.   And their delivery service is excellent, almost always within 24-48hours.  



LaceSensor

ive got a metric tonne on 1n 5mm box caps, or 1000pF WIMAs

Let me know how many you need and ill get pop them in the post, saves you the postage costs from tweek or bitsbox.


Guybrush

Quote from: LaceSensor on January 10, 2012, 05:26:19 PM
ive got a metric tonne on 1n 5mm box caps, or 1000pF WIMAs

Let me know how many you need and ill get pop them in the post, saves you the postage costs from tweek or bitsbox.



Oh no,  I've just bought a load.  Thanks for the offer though. Massive good Karma coming your way!

LaceSensor


Guybrush

While were on the subject of UK based suppliers: Can anyone recommend a decent yet affordable soldering iron?  I'm currently using a butane powered one which I bought from Maplin but it's incredibly unreliable.

plesur

I've bought some soldering stuff from here:
http://www.soldering-shop.co.uk/

They have quite a good range.