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From: sean@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sean P. Nolan)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: Cap Question
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Date: 16 Nov 89 19:30:37 GMT
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Hi ho...

This has been discussed pretty recently here, but I tried searching backwards
on every string I could think of, all to no avail.

I have reason to suspect that the culprit behind a flaky Mac 512K monitor is
a simple 3.9uF, 25V, non-polarized cap. However, I can't find one to match
these specs exactly. Thus...

* The specific question: can I replace this particular part with a 4uF, 50V,
  non-polarized cap?

* The general question: what are general guidelines for valid replacements?
  I'm sure it depends on application, but are there any rules of thumb?

Email would be great; no reason to clutter up the net with repetitive stuff.
Thanks!

--- Sean

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