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Ceramic disc capacitors are printed with a 3 digit code indicating the capacitance value in picofarads (pF). The first two digits represent the main value, while the third digit shows how many extra zeros to add. For example, a 103 code would be 10,000pF. If the value exceeds 1000pF, it can be written in nanofarads (nF) by dividing by 1000. Capacitors with only two digits printed directly show the value in pF without needing extra zeros.

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Cap Value

Ceramic disc capacitors are printed with a 3 digit code indicating the capacitance value in picofarads (pF). The first two digits represent the main value, while the third digit shows how many extra zeros to add. For example, a 103 code would be 10,000pF. If the value exceeds 1000pF, it can be written in nanofarads (nF) by dividing by 1000. Capacitors with only two digits printed directly show the value in pF without needing extra zeros.

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Ceramic disc capacitor values Kitronik Ltd

Ceramic disc capacitor values


Ceramic disc capacitors like the one on the left are printed with a code. This code indicates what the capacitance of the capacitor is. The example capacitor has a 3 digit number printed on it (103). The first two digits, in this case the 10 give us the first part of the value. The third digit indicates the number of extra zeros, in this case 3 extra zero. So it is 10 with 3 extra zero. Thus the value is 10,000. Ceramic disc capacitor codes are always measured in pico Farads or pF. So it is a 10,000pF capacitor.

pico Farads / nano Farads


When lots of zeros need to be written to specify the capacitor value, the capacitance can be given in nano Farads (nF), Where 1000 pF = 1 nF. So in the example the 10,000 pF capacitor can be written as a 10 nF capacitor.

Two digit markings


When a capacitor can be written without needing any extra zeros to be added to the value, the third digit is not printed. If a capacitor only has two digits on it, say 10 then that is its value in pF.

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