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Ceramic Capacitor Codes

How to read a Ceramic capacitor with Numeric coding.
Multiplier Table (Ceramic)
Number Multiply By (Additional # o !eros)
" None (")
# #" (#)
$ #"" ($)
% #&""" (%)
' #"&""" (')
( #""&""" (()
) #&"""&""" ())
Common Temperature Coe*cient Codes (Ceramic)
Code Tolerance
C +".$(p,
- +(.
/ +#".
M +$".
0 +".(p,
! 12". 3 4$".
Common Temperature Coe*cient Characteristics (Ceramic)
Temperature Coe*cient 5perating Temperature 6ange Capacitance
Change Minimum Capacitor Tolerance
7(8 4%"9C : 12(9C + '.;. +#".
7(, 4%"9C : 12(9C +;.(. +$".
7(< 4%"9C : 12(9C + #". +#".
7(= 4%"9C : 12(9C 1$$. 3 4(). +$".
7(> 4%"9C : 12(9C 1$$. 3 42$. +$".
!(= 1#"9C : 12(9C 1 $$. 3 4(). +$".
?hat do the letters on a capacitor mean@
Aetters that ollow the number codes (eBC #"%- or $($M) are the tolerance& or
how much a capacitor may deDiate rom its o*cial Dalue. Common Dalues are
shown belowC
8 134 ".(. , 134 #.
E 134 $. H 134 %.
- 134 (. / 134 #".
M 134 $". N 134 %".
< 1#"". &4". ! 12".& 4$".
0iFerent classes o capacitors haDe diFerent meanings or their letter codes.
7ou can Gnd a Dery good listing o all capacitor codes at TransTronics and
more on ceramic codes at wiHipedia.