Date   : Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:36:53 +0100
From   : dm.hunt@... (David Hunt)
Subject: 32016 2nd Processor PSU smoking...

> 2009/6/28 Sprow <info@...>:
> 
> > What purpose would replacing them with the wrong value serve, other than
> to
> > fill the holes on the PCB?
> 
> I thought having a capacitor present but of a larger value than the
> original would be better than having nothing at all. I'm not an
> electronics expert though - please correct me if my assumption was
> wrong, then I can avoid buying the wrong stuff in future. That would
> also mean that I can't get the 0.1uF one from Maplins at all (wrong
> size and short leads), so I'd have to order one from somewhere else.
> 

My electronics is pretty rusty, IIRC the smaller the capacitor the higher
the filtered frequency, so I guess, you'd need to make sure you buy the
correct part for it to have the desired effect.

The original RIFA part is stocked by Farnell;
<http://uk.farnell.com/evox-rifa/pme271m610m/capacitor-class-x2-0-1uf/dp/971
7463> 51p each.

I was chatting to a friend earlier and mentioned I was smoking a RIFA -
hahahaha ;)

Cheers

Dave