02-28-2012, 06:01 PM
Replace them. Sometimes mica caps can be found in the 8035 series bakelite blocks; but in a majority of these blocks I have opened, they had small paper caps inside.
Mica caps can and do go bad, also, so better safe than sorry...
Oh, and yes, 100 pF caps are fine as a replacement for 110 pF. These form part of a pi filter network and do not have to be mica - you can even use ceramic to replace these. However, mica caps in RF circuits must be replaced with mica or NP0 ceramic for stability.
Mica caps can and do go bad, also, so better safe than sorry...
Oh, and yes, 100 pF caps are fine as a replacement for 110 pF. These form part of a pi filter network and do not have to be mica - you can even use ceramic to replace these. However, mica caps in RF circuits must be replaced with mica or NP0 ceramic for stability.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
