Re: Capacitors

on 2002-03-17 09:27:52 UTC

They are one and the same and used interchangably.

The 'u' is used to represent the mico symbol which does resemble
a 'u' somewhat. Therefore, uf stands for micro-farad.

MFD is just the three letter abbreviation for the same thing.

Which one is used depends on the manufacturer.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Gene <capper@i...> wrote:
> How come some capacitors are measured in uF units and some are mfd
> units?

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