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Old 30th Sep 2012, 4:37 pm   #1
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Default Capacitor form factor

I'm slightly confused as I've got 2 caps of the same value but they are of different form factors, one's the flat square type and the other a conventional wax cylinder. What I would like to know is is there any particular purpose to the shape or can I use the same replacements I'm using for the cylinder to change the flat one?
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Old 30th Sep 2012, 5:17 pm   #2
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Default Re: Capacitor form factor

When you say they are the same value, does 'same' include working voltage and type of dielectric?

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Old 30th Sep 2012, 5:19 pm   #3
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Voltage as far as I'm aware is the same, I've got no idea what dielectric is as I'm a complete novice with electronics.
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Old 30th Sep 2012, 6:00 pm   #4
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Default Re: Capacitor form factor

Post a couple of pictures of the capacitors and tell us what you're trying to do. Not all capacitors are equal.
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Old 30th Sep 2012, 6:45 pm   #5
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I will do in a bit, I'm just going through replacing the caps as they are all the orginal ones, it's C19 in an HMV 1122, it's listed as being 0.047 uF and I have some cylinder shape ones as I replaced C21 which is also 0.047 uF.
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