Standard Capacitor Markings

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Reading Ceramic Capacitors

  • 104: 10 and 4 zeros = 100,000 pF = 100nF (0.1uF).
  • 222: 22 and 2 zeros = 2,200 pF = 2.2nF.
  • 473: 47 and 3 zeros = 47,000 pF = 47nF.

Letters: J (+/- 5%), K (+/- 10%), M (+/- 20%).