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The document discusses typical equivalent series resistance (ESR) values for capacitors of different capacitance and voltage ratings. ESR depends on factors like capacitance, voltage, temperature, and manufacturing quality. As a rough guide, a table shows expected ESR ranges in ohms for common capacitor ratings, but notes actual values may differ and generally lower is better. ESR should be verified against specifications for the specific capacitor tested.

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Esrguide en

The document discusses typical equivalent series resistance (ESR) values for capacitors of different capacitance and voltage ratings. ESR depends on factors like capacitance, voltage, temperature, and manufacturing quality. As a rough guide, a table shows expected ESR ranges in ohms for common capacitor ratings, but notes actual values may differ and generally lower is better. ESR should be verified against specifications for the specific capacitor tested.

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Typical Values of ESR

It is not possible to provide a definitive rule for values of ESR that are
acceptable for all situations.

The expected value of ESR largely depends on the capacitance value and the
voltage rating of the capacitor but also depends on temperature ratings and
other factors. Some capacitors are manufactured to exhibit very low ESR
values, whilst conventional low cost parts are likely to exhibit higher
values but still be acceptable. MylarPolycarbonate is better for Electricity
Power Savers.

As a rough guide only, the following table shows typical values of ESR for a
range of different capacitance and voltage ratings.
10V 16V 25V 35V 63V 160V 250V
4.7F >40 35.0 29.0 24.0 19.0 16.0 13.0
10F 20.0 16.0 14.0 11.0 9.3 7.7 6.3
22F 9.0 7.5 6.2 5.1 4.2 3.5 2.9
47F 4.2 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.60 1.40
100F 2.0 1.60 1.40 1.10 0.93 0.77 0.63
220F 0.90 0.75 0.62 0.51 0.42 0.35 0.29
470F 0.42 0.35 0.29 0.24 0.20 0.16 0.13
1000F 0.20 0.16 0.14 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.06
2,200F 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.03
4,700F 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01
10,000F 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

Please note that the above figures are only typical figures for standard grade
electrolytics at room temperature, please verify readings against expected
values for the particular type of capacitor you are testing.

For any particular capacitance and voltage rating,


a lower ESR reading is generally better than a higher ESR reading. For
good quality capacitors it is common for the ESR readings to be much
lower than the figures shown in the above table.
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