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Re: Surface mount components

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Originally Posted by [527]phil
I've recently started using surface mounted components for my circuits. But I'm having a hard time differentiating between capacitors and resistors, I've googled it but none of the pictures we're of any help. Does anyone else use surface mount electronics, and can help me?
I have worked with and have a ton of SMC's. I cant remember exactly the difference, but I want to say resisters are black and capacitors are a brown or dark orange. Did you need to know how they looked because you have a pile of them or to dissect another circuit?

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