1. CAPACITOR READING

4. ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS
Negative Lead
Indicated Value
(Capacitance / voltage)
2 Terminal Lead
Positive Lead
ALL UNITS IN MICRO FARAD (µF)

5. MYLAR CAPACITORS (Plastic)
CODE
TOLERANCE J
±5% K
±10% M
±20% C
±0.25%

6. pico Farad is equal to micro Farad J = ±5% Therefore the capacitance is micro Farad (µF) ±5% tolerance

7. The value is 0.1µF ±10% tolerance.
0.1K
50V

8. CERAMIC CAPACITORS
–in pico Farad pF is equal to 0.15 µF – capacitor value

9. 1K
1K = 1000 pico Farad
Where:
K = 1000 33
Capacitor value
33pF