Pal:
I have a question regarding the unit of capacitors. I thought the units are pf, u, or f. For example, a capacitor could be 0.01 uf; another could be 470 pf. But today I saw one that says on its body 560 k. I thought that is a unit resistors use, for example, a resistor could be 100om or 400K. So I am puzzled. Anybody has any enlightening ideas? Best wishes to you! Dan
** If "K" is marked on a cap after the value, it generally indicates that value has a tolerance of +/- 10%
"J" indicates 5%.
....... Phil
Phil: Thanks for your help! In addition to J abd K, are there any other letters used to indicate tolerance, like A through Z? Best! Dan
The K isn't a unit, but a tolerance code. See:
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