Capacitor Conversion Chart

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Capacitor Conversion

Eventually in your DIY Synthesizer journey, you’ll come across a situation when you’ll have to convert between uF, nF and pF.
Paper and electrolytic capacitors are usually expressed in terms of uF (microfarads). Mica capacitors are usually expressed in terms of pF (picofarads). In between a pF and a uF is an nF which is one-one thousands of a uF. Converting back and forth between uF, nF
and pF is confusing, so below is a capacitor conversion chart.

Capacitor Conversion Chart

uF nF pF
1uF 1000nF 1000000pF
0.82uF 820nF 820000pF
0.8uF 800nF 800000pF
0.7uF 700nF 700000pF
0.68uF 680nF 680000pF
0.6uF 600nF 600000pF
0.56uF 560nF 560000pF
0.5uF 500nF 500000pF
0.47uF 470nF 470000pF
0.4uF 400nF 400000pF
0.39uF 390nF 390000pF
0.33uF 330nF 330000pF
0.3uF 300nF 300000pF
0.27uF 270nF 270000pF
0.25uF 250nF 250000pF
0.22uF 220nF 220000pF
0.2uF 200nF 200000pF
0.18uF 180nF 180000pF
0.15uF 150nF 150000pF
0.12uF 120nF 120000pF
0.1uF 100nF 100000pF
0.082uF 82nF 82000pF
0.08uF 80nF 80000pF
0.07uF 70nF 70000pF
0.068uF 68nF 68000pF
0.06uF 60nF 60000pF
0.056uF 56nF 56000pF
0.05uF 50nF 50000pF
0.047uF 47nF 47000pF
0.04uF 40nF 40000pF
0.039uF 39nF 39000pF
0.033uF 33nF 33000pF
0.03uF 30nF 30000pF
0.027uF 27nF 27000pF
0.025uF 25nF 25000pF
0.022uF 22nF 22000pF
0.02uF 20nF 20000pF
0.018uF 18nF 18000pF
0.015uF 15nF 15000pF
0.012uF 12nF 12000pF
0.01uF 10nF 10000pF
0.0082uF 8.2nF 8200pF
0.008uF 8nF 8000pF
0.007uF 7nF 7000pF
0.0068uF 6.8nF 6800pF
0.006uF 6nF 6000pF
0.0056uF 5.6nF 5600pF
0.005uF 5nF 5000pF
0.0047uF 4.7nF 4700pF
0.004uF 4nF 4000pF
0.0039uF 3.9nF 3900pF
0.0033uF 3.3nF 3300pF
0.003uF 3nF 3000pF
0.0027uF 2.7nF 2700pF
0.0025uF 2.5nF 2500pF
0.0022uF 2.2nF 2200pF
0.002uF 2nF 2000pF
0.0018uF 1.8nF 1800pF
0.0015uF 1.5nF 1500pF
0.0012uF 1.2nF 1200pF
0.001uF 1nF 1000pF
0.00082uF 0.82nF 820pF
0.0008uF 0.8nF 800pF
0.0007uF 0.7nF 700pF
0.00068uF 0.68nF 680pF
0.0006uF 0.6nF 600pF
0.00056uF 0.56nF 560pF
0.0005uF 0.5nF 500pF
0.00047uF 0.47nF 470pF
0.0004uF 0.4nF 400pF
0.00039uF 0.39nF 390pF
0.00033uF 0.33nF 330pF
0.0003uF 0.3nF 300pF
0.00027uF 0.27nF 270pF
0.00025uF 0.25nF 250pF
0.00022uF 0.22nF 220pF
0.0002uF 0.2nF 200pF
0.00018uF 0.18nF 180pF
0.00015uF 0.15nF 150pF
0.00012uF 0.12nF 120pF
0.0001uF 0.1nF 100pF
0.000082uF 0.082nF 82pF
0.00008uF 0.08nF 80pF
0.00007uF 0.07nF 70pF
0.000068uF 0.068nF 68pF
0.00006uF 0.06nF 60pF
0.000056uF 0.056nF 56pF
0.00005uF 0.05nF 50pF
0.000047uF 0.047nF 47pF
0.00004uF 0.04nF 40pF
0.000039uF 0.039nF 39pF
0.000033uF 0.033nF 33pF
0.00003uF 0.03nF 30pF
0.000027uF 0.027nF 27pF
0.000025uF 0.025nF 25pF
0.000022uF 0.022nF 22pF
0.00002uF 0.02nF 20pF
0.000018uF 0.018nF 18pF
0.000015uF 0.015nF 15pF
0.000012uF 0.012nF 12pF
0.00001uF 0.01nF 10pF
0.0000082uF 0.0082nF 8.2pF
0.000008uF 0.008nF 8pF
0.000007uF 0.007nF 7pF
0.0000068uF 0.0068nF 6.8pF
0.000006uF 0.006nF 6pF
0.0000056uF 0.0056nF 5.6pF
0.000005uF 0.005nF 5pF
0.0000047uF 0.0047nF 4.7pF
0.000004uF 0.004nF 4pF
0.0000039uF 0.0039nF 3.9pF
0.0000033uF 0.0033nF 3.3pF
0.000003uF 0.003nF 3pF
0.0000027uF 0.0027nF 2.7pF
0.0000025uF 0.0025nF 2.5pF
0.0000022uF 0.0022nF 2.2pF
0.000002uF 0.002nF 2pF
0.0000018uF 0.0018nF 1.8pF
0.0000015uF 0.0015nF 1.5pF
0.0000012uF 0.0012nF 1.2pF
0.000001uF 0.001nF 1pF