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Hi guys,

Sorry for the silly question, but I am looking for a few capacitors and resistors to make a few changes on my board..

question #1 does anyone have a good suggestion as to where to buy these online ?

and 2..

can anyone tell me what a nf, pf, uf, and k represents ? I think the K equals a resistor ??

Sorry for the silly questions, but I am new to this.. any help would be greatly appreciated..

Hi, pf, nf & uf are all capacitance values. Pf is an abreviation for pico farad. Nf is I think (but could well be wrong) stands fot nano farad. Uf is micro farad. Anyway the conversion is pretty simple. 1000pf = 1nf = 0.001uf. K is a resistance value, an abreviation of kilo, or 1000 ohms. Ohms are usually denoted by an r, 1000 ohms by k & 1,000,000 by Meg, or Mega ohms. Sometimes things can be written with the abreviation, or letter in the middle of 2 numbers, like 2k7 which is 2.7k or 2700 ohms. Likewise with capacitance where u might see 2n2 which is 2.2nf, or 2200pf or 0.0022uf. Cheers

Thanks a bunch for that !! I did some research and found similar results as well... Really good info from you !!

I really appreciate it !!

My personal first choice would be:
ValveStorm...which is a MetroAmp sponsor and affiliate:
http://valvestorm.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also...
Antique Electronic Supply:
http://www.tubesandmore.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Tube Depot
http://www.tubedepot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The huge world of Mouser:
http://www.mouser.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for the info !!!!!!!!!