14 Jul
2012
14 Jul
'12
9:09 a.m.
On Sat, 14 Jul 2012, William Donzelli wrote:
Are you sure about that? I thought with /electrolytics/ it was the 70s?
I've seen these "odd value" electrolytics in gear which was made up
through the early 80s (using old stock parts).
The 940uF 40V
capacitor just dates to before we had the modern preferred
values system.
No. The preferred values system dates back to the 1930s in the US.