How to Determine the value of capacitors with printed bodies.

For the number:

0 1 2 3 4 5 8 9

Multiply by:
1 10 100 1000 10,000 100,000 0.01 0.1

Tolerance 10pF or Less

+/- 0.1pF +/-0.25pF +/- 0.5pF +/- 1.0pF +/- 2.0pF

Letter
B C D F G H J K M

Tolerance over 10pF

Example: 151K = 15 X 10 = 150pF +/- 10%

+/- 1% +/- 2% +/- 3% +/- 5% +/- 10% +/- 20%

Capacitor Type Examples

Kemet Ceramic Coated Radial Capacitor 0.1uF

Kemet Tantalum Dipped Radial Capacitor 1.0uF 25V