Re: Re: Capacitance HELP

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Original poster: <ka1bbg@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi, confusing isn't it. well the numerical marking take a 1 uf cap 
might be labeled 105 and 104 is .1 and 103 is .01 and 102 is .001
472 would be .0047 and 475 would be 4.7 uf.. hope you get where i am 
at. cul brian f.
From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon Jan 16 07:55:27 CST 2006
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Capacitance HELP

Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr@xxxxxxx>

while we are on the subject....

lets see if someone can explain the numeric code on very small (
physical size) caps....

for example  what is the value of a ceramic cap with     "560"  as
the only marking on it    or  "100K   1KV"

good thing I have a cap meter  but having to test 30 caps to find the
one I need is a pain...
some of the numerics dont even make sence to me from the meter reading test...

Scot D



Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Hi Al,
>
>You got most of it right.
>
>f  = farads
>uf = microfarads (10^-6)
>nf = nanofarads  (10^-9)
>pf = picofarads  (10^-12)
>tf  = themptofarad (10^-15)  used in IC design  (hope spelled right)
>
>MFD is also microfarads.  I dont remember ever hearing of
>capacitance expressed in millifarads so I suspect MF is also
>microfarads (just not sure on this one).
>
>1000 tf = 1 pf
>1000 pf = 1 nf
>1000 nf = 1 uf
>
>1000000 tf = 1 nf
>1000000 pf = 1 uf
>1000000 uf = 1 f
>
>Hopes this helps,
>
>Gerry R.
>