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Re: Slightly O/T - Apple /// question - PSU failure?



Patrick Schaefer <PSchaefer@epost.de> writes:
> 
> You can continue using the machine, but it is a good idea to remove
> the capacitor's wires and the aluminum foil residues from the psu
> case before they short out anything. A better idea would be
> replacing the capacitor with a new one (100 to 220nF X2 type) - this
> will improve the TV and radio reception qualitiy close to your
> computer

Are those units right?  I've never seen capacitors in the nF range.
Every one I've seen has been measured in either uF or pF.

-- David