Standard Capacitor Values

Over time, a series of standard capacitor values have evolved, just as with resistors and inductors. Capacitors are available in a huge range of package styles, voltage and current handling capacities, dielectric types, quality factors, and many other parameters. Still, they largely hold to this range of values.

Capacitors are one of the four fundamental types of passive electronic components; the other three are the inductor, the resistor, and the memristor. The basic unit of capacitance is the Farad (F).

In order to obtain other values of capacitance, it is necessary to use parallel and/or series combinations. Often, complex combinations are used in order to satisfy multiple requirements such as handling large voltages while still providing the correct amount of capacitance.

If it is necessary to provide occasional tuning of a circuit, then it is necessary to use a variable capacitor. That can take the form of a manually adjusted capacitor, or an electrically tuned capacitor like a varactor diode (varicap).

These fixed capacitor values are the most commonly found
pFpFpFpFµFµFµFµFµFµFµF
1.01010010000.010.11.010100100010,000
1.1111101100       
1.2121201200       
1.3131301300       
1.51515015000.0150.151.5151501500 
1.6161601600       
1.8181801800       
2.0202002000       
2.22222022000.0220.222.2222202200 
2.4242402400       
2.7272702700       
3.0303003000       
3.33333033000.0330.333.3333303300 
3.6363603600       
3.9393903900       
4.3434304300       
4.74747047000.0470.474.7474704700 
5.1515105100       
5.6565605600       
6.2626206200       
6.86868068000.0680.686.8686806800 
7.5757507500       
8.2828208200       
9.1919109100       


Common Capacitor Working Voltages (DC), By Capacitor Type
CeramicElectrolyticTantalumMylar (Polyester)Mylar (Metal Film)
 10V10V  
16V16V16V  
  20V  
25V25V25V  
 35V35V  
50V50V50V50V 
 63V   
100V100V 100V 
 160V   
   200V 
 250V  250V
 350V   
   400V400V
 450V   
600V    
    630V
1000V    

 
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