Suntan Capacitors

The multilayer ceramic capacitor has a many-layered dielectric. These capacitors are small in size, and have good temperature and frequency characteristics.This capacitor is used to bypass the high frequency to ground, Above about the Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor information content.

We offer these Disc Ceramic capacitor in a wide range of voltages and capacitance. They are Radial Lead type. Ceramic capacitors are used for blocking, by-pass and coupling of DC and signals to VHF range, pulse logic and timing circuits and for general purpose applications. Choose NP0 type when stability is of concern, such as in RF circuits. The monolythic ceramic are epoxy dipped. They are small in size and are used in VHF circuits, bypassing, and general purpose use. They are preferred over standard Ceramic capacitor for their small size and stability. The photo to the right both show a .1µf value at 50 volts. You can clearly see the size difference.

Ceramic capacitors are constructed with materials such as titanium acid barium used as the dielectric. Internally, these capacitors are not constructed as a coil, so they can be used in high frequency applications. Typically, they are used in circuits which bypass high frequency signals to ground. These Ceramic capacitors have the shape of a disk. Their capacitance is comparatively small, Above about the Ceramic Capacitor information content.

The Ceramic capacitor on the left is a 100pF capacitor with a diameter of about 3 mm.
The Ceramic capacitor on the right side is printed with 103, so 10 x 103pF becomes 0.01 µF. The diameter of the disk is about 6 mm.
Ceramic capacitors have no polarity. Ceramic capacitors should not be used for analog circuits, because they can distort the signal.