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 |