Re: [EE} nano Farads

CDB <[email protected]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:04:14 +0000
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I like it, very good.

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On 10/02/2026 01:22:38, "David C Brown" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I ordered some 4700pF polyester capacitors from OneCall and what arrived
>were labeled .0047uF.  And I put them in the drawer labeled 4n7
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>On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 at 15:16, Clint Jay <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>  RS and Farnell list 4700pF, 4.7nF and 0.0047μF.
>>
>>  I think it's because manufacturers list them that way.
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>>  Clint. M0UAW IO83
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>>  On Mon, 9 Feb 2026, 14:57 David C Brown, <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>  > Why are some distributors so reluctant to use the unit nanoFarad?
>>  >
>>  > I have recently sourced some 4,7nF capacitors and they are described by
>>  > Digikey as being 4,700pF and by Nerwark as .0047uF
>>  >
>>  > I find it most confusing
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