Knowing the Capacitor markings of Suntan Capacitors(St Trademark)

Most capacitors have numbers printed on their bodies to indicate their electrical characteristics. Larger capacitors like electrolytics usually display the actual capacitance together with the unit (for example, 220 μF). Smaller capacitors like ceramics, however, use a shorthand consisting of three numbers and a letter, where the numbers show the capacitance in pF (calculated as XY x 10Z for the numbers XYZ) and the letter indicates the tolerance (J, K or M for ±5%, ±10% and ±20% respectively).

Additionally, the capacitor may show its working voltage, temperature and other relevant characteristics.

For example: A capacitor with the text 473K 330V on its body has a capacitance of 47 x 103 pF = 47 nF (±10%) with a working voltage of 330 V.

The Suntan capacitors also have the numbers printed oncapacitors bodies to indicate their electrical characteristics.View the below pictures.

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