I think he meant condensers, which the younger PICLIST members may not know is the archaic name for a capacitor. But maybe that's what they call them where he comes from. CIAO - Martin R. Green elimar@bigfoot.com On Fri, 10 Oct 1997 08:40:55 +1000, TONY NIXON 54964 wrote: > >> HC373, 4511, 5 transistors, 6 resistors, 5 diodes and some condensators. > > >In all my years in electronics I've never heard a cap called that.... > >It must be a new device to control dry joints. > >Tony > > >Just when I thought I knew it all, >I learned that I didn't.