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Old 7th Apr 2020, 10:34 pm   #1
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Default Unknown capacitor value help

Hi experts,

I have this broken capacitor but I am unsure what value it is. Perhaps someone knows for sure? The marking says "5nS".

Is it 5 nano farad?
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Old 7th Apr 2020, 11:14 pm   #2
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5nF, the S is the tolerance (-20 / +50%)
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Great, many thanks!
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