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From: Reinhard Zwirner <reinhard.zwirner@t-online.de>
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Subject: Re: Question regarding the identification of a component
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 21:56:17 +0200
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John R Walliker schrieb:

[...]
> The front side markings do suggest a 10nF capacitor with Z5U dielectric
> and 3kV voltage rating.
> A measured capacitance of 8nF is consistent with that, as the Z5U
> dielectric is very variable with voltage and temperature as well as
> ageing - not to mention initial tolerance which might be +/- 20%.

It seems that my post wasn't clear enough. There are two different
components: one is clearly marked as a 10 nF capacitor, while the
other has this cryptic marking.

Reinhard