The nominal capacitance of foreign capacitors is often encoded in three or four digits, the last of which indicates the number of zeros in the capacity value in picofarads. For example, the code 391 means 390 pF; 132 - 1300 pF (1.3 nF); 223 - 22000 pF (22nF); 1623 - 162000 pF (162 nF); 154 - 150,000 pF (0.15 uF); 105 - 1,000,000 pF (1 uF). The rated capacitance of capacitors up to 99 pF is indicated by two underlined numbers, for example: the inscription on the capacitor 33 indicates a capacitance of 33 pF. Capacitor capacitance from 0.001 μF to 0.9 μF are sometimes denoted by decimal without the first zero. For example, code .001 denotes 0.001 μF; .02 - 0.02 uF. Abroad as a decimal separator not a comma, but a period is applied.
The color coding is used to mark the nominal capacity, permissible deviations of the capacitance, rated voltage up to 63 V (table. 2.7.) and the TCC (Temperature Coefficient of Capacitance) group (table. 2.4). The marking is applied in the form of colored dots or stripes.
Color code | Nominal capacity, pF | Permissible and deviation capacity,% |
Rated and voltage, V | |
First and second letters | Multiplier | |||
Gray | - | - | - | 3,2 |
Black | 10 | 1 | ±20 | 4,0 |
Brown | 12 | 10 | ±1 | 6,3 |
Red | 15 | 102 | ±2 | 10 |
Orange | 18 | 103 | ±0,25 | 16 |
Yellow | 22 | 104 | ±0,5 | 40 |
Green | 27 | 105 | ±5 | 25 or 20 |
Blue | 33 | 106 | ±1 | 32 or 30 |
Violet | 39 | 107 | -20…+50 | 50 |
Gray | 47 | 10-2 | -20…+80 | - |
White | 56 | 10-1 | ±10 | 63 |
Silver | 68 | - | - | 2,5 |
Golden | 82 | - | - | 1,5 |
Capacitance | Tolerance | |||||
Multiplier | Код | Value | Tolerance, % | Code | Tolerance, % | Код |
10-12 10-9 10-6 10-3 1 |
p (П) n (Н) μ (М) m F |
picofarads nanofarads microfarads millifarads farads |
±0,1 ±0,25 ±0,5 ±1 ±2 ±5 ±10 |
В (Ж) С (У) D (Д) F (Р) G (Л) J (И) К (С) |
±20 ±30 -10…+30 -10…+50 -10…+100 -20…+50 -30…+80 |
М (В) N (Ф) Q (-) T (Э) Y (Ю) S (Б) Z (А) |
Tolerance, pF | ±0,1 | ±0,25 | ±0,5 | ±1 |
Код | B | C | D | F |
TCC group |
Nominal TCC value (х10-6/°C) |
Letter code |
Цветовой код | |||
New marking |
Old marking | |||||
Coating color |
Marking dot | |||||
П210 | +210 | A | - | - | | |
П100 | +100 | A | Кр. | Violet | Darkblue | |
П60 | +60 | G | | Black | ||
П33 | +33 | N | Gray | Gray | | |
МПО | 0 | C | Black | Blue | Black | |
М33 | -33 | H | Brown | Brown | ||
М47 | -47 | M | Blue | Red | | |
М75 | -75 | L | Red | Red | ||
М150 | -150 | P | Orange | Red | Orange | |
М220 | -220 | R | Yellow | Yellow | ||
М330 | -330 | S | Green | Green | ||
М470 | -470 | T | Blue | Darkblue | ||
М750 | -750 | U | Violet | | ||
М1500 | -1500 | V | Orange | Orange | Green | |
М2200 | -2200 | K | Yel. | Or. | | |
М3300 | -3300 | Y | | | |
For capacitors with a non-linear temperature dependence of capacitance, temperature stability of a capacitor is characterized by a relative change in capacitance during the transition from normal temperature (20 ± 5 ° С) to the limiting values of the working temperature (see table).
TCC Group | Tolerance change capacities,%, in the interval t ° -60 ... + 80 ° С | Alphabetical code b > |
Color Code | |||
New notation | Old notation | |||||
Color Coating Capacitor | Marking and dot | |||||
H10 | ± 10 | B | Orange | Black . | Orange | Black |
H20 | ± 20 | Z | Red | Red | ||
H30 | ± 30 | D | Green. | Green | ||
H50 | ± 50 | X | Blue. | Blue | ||
H70 | ± 70 | E | Fiolet. | - | ||
H90 | ± 90 | F | White | White | < / tr>
On early mica and glass enamel capacitors, TCC is marked the letter: А - not standardized; Б - ±0,02%/°C; В - ±0,01%/°C; Г - ±0,05%/°C.
Nominal voltage, V | Code | Nominal voltage, V | Code | Nominal voltage, V | Code |
1,0 1,6 2,5 3,2 4,0 6,3 10 16 20 |
I P M A C B D E F |
25 32 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 |
G H S J K L N P Q |
200 250 315 350 400 450 500 |
Z W X T Y U V |
Capacitors are marked with code in the following order:
If a capacitor is manufactured with only one specific Tolerance value or rated voltage, this value may not be marked.