Oznog
Active Member
I have some mylar caps I bought from AllElectronics surplus awhile ago (they no longer stock them) that seem to be labelled ".022K". AllElectronics sold it as 0.022uF.
Now I'm a bit perplexed by this. Why give a value of .022 and then multiply by 'K'? Why not give a straight "22"? I'm used to the number being picofarads. 22 pF is not 0.022uF, it's 0.000022uF. That's not the value AllElec gave and I think the cap's size would be a bit large for 22pF.
What's the correct way to read that vaue?
Now I'm a bit perplexed by this. Why give a value of .022 and then multiply by 'K'? Why not give a straight "22"? I'm used to the number being picofarads. 22 pF is not 0.022uF, it's 0.000022uF. That's not the value AllElec gave and I think the cap's size would be a bit large for 22pF.
What's the correct way to read that vaue?