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When reading schematics, repairing radios and buying capacitors, you often must convert
between uF, nF and pF.
Paper and electrolytic capacitors are usually expressed in terms of  (farads). Short
forms for micro farad include
 , mfd, MFD, MF and UF. Mica capacitors are usually expressed in terms of

(farads) (picofarads).
Short forms for micromicrofarads include
, mmfd, MMFD, MMF, uuF and PF. A pF is
one-millionth of a uF. In
between a pF and a uF is a nF which is one-one thousands of a uF. Converting back and forth
between uF, nF
and pF can be confusing with all those darn decimal points to worry about. Below is a uF nF- pF conversion chart.
Just
 
 
 ....it will come in handy. Have fun with
your radio restorations.
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To use this table, just read across. For example, 1uF is same 1,000nF or 1,000,000pF.
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