what is a film capacitatior used for ? Answered

its a yellow little box the size of a ice breakers mint (the square ones) it has the writing on it GMF MPX/DIAN

Comments

The forums are retiring in 2021 and are now closed for new topics and comments.

Best Answer 11 years ago

That's a non-electrolytic capacitor. It doesn't matter which way round you put them in the circuit. They are generally 1 micro farad or smaller.

Answer 11 years ago

what are they used for

Answer 11 years ago

They are fairly high operating voltage, and pretty low tan delta. They are a quality capacitor often used in mains filter circuits