> > 0.1F even easier, and avoids uncommon usage.
>
> Easier yes, but more prone to error IMHO. It's very easy to see 0.1F as
> a "typo" of 0.1uF. OTOH 100mF is also prone to the "typo factor", so I
> don't really see it as much better.


Nobody really uses millifarads though.
And you can use a common sense filter, 0.1uF as the filter cap for a 40A
supply at 120 Hz?  :)


How about something like: 100 000uF? I thought about 100,000uF,
> unfortunately in many parts of the world the ',' character means the
> same as we use the '.' character! :)


One fellow I worked with insisted on specifying all caps in picofarads to
avoid this.. So that nice memory super cap is :
4700000000000pF
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