Re: Some capacitor questions

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com>

Jon, 
    A uF is a micro farad, which is one millionth of a farad.  A nF is a
nanofarad which is a billionth of a farad,  A pF is a picofarad which is a
trillionth of a farad (or a millionth of a uF).  A typical conversion example
is that 0.01uF would be 10 nF. 
Clear enough? 
MIke 




>
> What is the difference between pF uF, and the others? If there was just a 
> site that tells conversions, that is all I would need, since I know what 
> pico, micro and the lot mean. 
> I see how capacitors do their job, but I don't understand how they are 
> charged by weaker power sources and how they get discharged in a circuit. 
> Also, what makes some capacitors discharge all their energy at once, or 
> slowly over time? 
> Thanks, 
> Jon