Capacitor notation

K means 10% tolerance. J means 5% tolerance.

No tolerance code usually means 20% tolerance but can be worse. For example, ceramics with Z5U and similar dielectrics usually have tolerance of +80/-20% at 25 degrees C and the value varies greatly with temperature

- generally decreasing as the temperature goes much away from 25 C in either direction.

That I don't know.

- Don Klipstein ( snipped-for-privacy@misty.com)

as resistors - 1, 0, then 2 (or 4) zeroes. I.e. 1000 or 100000, and the units to be pF. So what does the K mean? I originally thought it was a multiplier (1000), but it seems unnecessary, unless the units without the K are in fF!

colour ;-)

I could translate these for you, but you should have a crack at them yourself, first. See:

as resistors - 1, 0, then 2 (or 4) zeroes. I.e. 1000 or 100000, and the units to be pF.

That's it.

but it seems unnecessary, unless the units without the K are in fF!

K is 10% tolerance.

colour ;-)

Manufacturer's mark.

Graham

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as resistors - 1, 0, then 2 (or 4) zeroes. I.e. 1000 or 100000, and the units to be pF. So what does the K mean? I originally thought it was a multiplier (1000), but it seems unnecessary, unless the units without the K are in fF!

colour ;-)

lets see, i'll take wack at it. 0.001 Uf at 10% ? that's just a guess,. i just ordered some caps the other day, the K was on the top of me head.

Ah I see. Thanks.

Ouch - are those things much use?

as resistors - 1, 0, then 2 (or 4) zeroes. I.e. 1000 or 100000, and the units to be pF. So what does the K mean? I originally thought it was a multiplier (1000), but it seems unnecessary, unless the units without the K are in fF!

colour ;-)

Christ, what a mess! Rather ambiguous when the third number COULD be a multiplier.

same way as resistors - 1, 0, then 2 (or 4) zeroes. I.e. 1000 or 100000= , and the units to be pF. So what does the K mean? I originally though= t it was a multiplier (1000), but it seems unnecessary, unless the units= without the K are in fF!

the colour ;-)

I wish I knew of a place in the UK that had their components organised b= etter on their websites. Maplin are almost impossible to use, Farnell a= re getting close.

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:13:55 +0100, "Peter Hucker" Gave us:

multiplier.

The third digit IS ALWAYS a multiplier.

If it is expressed in 3 digit form, it is in picofarads to the order of magnitude given in the third digit.

A nanofard part declaration is two significant digits with the lower case "n" designation in the place where the third digit would be.

That was a greta page BTW. Nothing ambiguous at all.

a multiplier.