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Capacitor Basics

Ceramic capacitors are coded with numbers and letters that indicate their capacitance value and tolerance. The last number in a capacitor's code is a multiplier, indicating the number of zeros after the preceding numbers. For example, 102 = 10,000 pF and 101 = 100 pF. Capacitance may also be marked in picofarads, nanofarads, or microfarads. Additional letters provide information about tolerance and temperature coefficient. Color bands are sometimes used to indicate temperature coefficient. Older capacitors may use letter codes to identify the dielectric material inside.

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Capacitor Basics

Ceramic capacitors are coded with numbers and letters that indicate their capacitance value and tolerance. The last number in a capacitor's code is a multiplier, indicating the number of zeros after the preceding numbers. For example, 102 = 10,000 pF and 101 = 100 pF. Capacitance may also be marked in picofarads, nanofarads, or microfarads. Additional letters provide information about tolerance and temperature coefficient. Color bands are sometimes used to indicate temperature coefficient. Older capacitors may use letter codes to identify the dielectric material inside.

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ANTENTOP- 01- 2007, # 009

Capacitor Code

Ceramic Capacitor may have 3 or 4 numbers at its body. Last number is multiplier. The number tells how much =zeros= contains multiplied number. Numbers before are value in pF. Example 1: At a capacitors body is number 102. It means 10-pF multiply to 100 (last number tells us about 2 =zeros=). So, 1000-pF. Example 2. At a capacitors body is number 101. It means 10-pF multiply to 10 (last number tells us about 1 =zero=). So, 100-pF. Example 3: At a capacitors body is number 103. It means 10-pF multiply to 1000 (last number tells us about 3 =zeros=). So, 10000-pF. Capacitor that has value in pF may be marked straight away in pF. A letter =p= shows the value. Example 4: At a capacitors body is number 5p6. It means 5.6-pF. Example 5: At a capacitors body is number 10p. It means 10-pF. Sometimes, capacitance is marked in 1000-pF. Letter =n= tells about it. Example 6: At a capacitors body is number 2n2. It means 2200-pF.

Example 7: At a capacitors body is number 10n. It means 10000-pF. Capacitance may be marked in F. At the case only numbers with point can be found at the body. Example 7: At a capacitors body is number = .1=. It means 0.1- F. Example 8: At a capacitors body is number = 3.3=. It means 3.3- F. As usual, after numbers follows a letter. The letter may be located under numbers. The letter tells us about tolerance. Table 1 shows the tolerance code. Example 9: At a capacitors body is number 103N. It means 10-pF multiply to 1000 (last number tells us about 3 =zeros=). So, 10000-pF +- 30%. Example 10: At a capacitors body is number 2p2B. It means 2.2-pF +- 0.1-pF. Some capacitors may have mark of Temperature Coefficient which is marked by different color at cap of the capacitor. Table 2 shows the Color Code for a Temperature Coefficient. Example 11: At a capacitors body is number 101. Cap is red. It means 100-pF N080. Some old capacitors may have Letter Code for dielectric material. Table 3 shows the code.

Table 1 Tolerance Code for Capacitor


Tolerance Tolerance Code +-0.05pF A +-0.1 pF B +-0.25pF C +-0.5pF D +-0.5% E +-1% F +-2% G +-3% H +-5% J +-10% K

Tolerance Tolerance Code

+-15% L

+-20% M

+- 30 % N

-0% 100% P

-20 +50% S

-0 +200% W

-20 % X

+40

-20 +80% Z

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Example 12: At a capacitors body is number =2.2= KP. It means 2.2-F dielectric Polypropylene Film/Foil.

Capacitor Code
Figure 1 shows some others examples of Number, Letters and Color Code.

Table 2 Color Code (Cap Mark) for Temperature Coefficient


Black NP0 Brown N030 Red N080 Orange N150 Yellow N220 Green N330 Blue N470

Violet

Red+ Orange N1000

Orange+ Orange N1500

Yellow+ Orange N2200

Green+ Orange N3300

Blue+ Orange N4700

Red+ Violet P100

N750

Table 3 Letter Code for Dielectric Material


KT Polyester Film/Foil MKC Metallized Polycarbonate KC Polycarbonate Film/Foil MKT Metallized Polyester KP Polypropylene Film/Foil KS Polystyrene Film/Foil MP Metallized Paper MKP Metallized Polypropylene

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