Microfarads (µF)
The microfarad is the usual unit for electrolytic capacitors, motor run and start capacitors and power supply filtering.
Convert microfarads to any capacitance unit
1 microfarad = 1,000 nanofarads
Quick facts
- Unit
- Microfarad (plural: microfarads)
- Symbol
- µF
- Measures
- Capacitance
- System
- SI
- Equals
- 0.000001 farads
- Definition
- 10⁻⁶ F.
- Also written
- uF, mfd, MFD
1 microfarad in other units
| Nanofarads | 1,000 nF |
| Picofarads | 1,000,000 pF |
| Farads | 0.000001 F |
What is a microfarad?
The microfarad is the usual unit for electrolytic capacitors, motor run and start capacitors and power supply filtering.
Where the microfarad sits among capacitance units
The microfarad is number 7 of 11 on our scale of capacitance units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Microfarads in real life
- An air conditioner run capacitor is typically 5–80 µF
- Power supply filter capacitors are 100–10,000 µF
Top microfarad conversions
Common amounts of microfarads
- 0.1 µF
- 0.2 µF
- 0.3 µF
- 0.4 µF
- 0.5 µF
- 0.6 µF
- 0.7 µF
- 0.8 µF
- 0.9 µF
- 1 µF
- 1.5 µF
- 2 µF
- 2.5 µF
- 3 µF
- 3.5 µF
- 4 µF
- 4.5 µF
- 5 µF
- 6 µF
- 7 µF
- 7.5 µF
- 8 µF
- 9 µF
- 10 µF
- 11 µF
- 12 µF
- 13 µF
- 14 µF
- 15 µF
- 16 µF
- 17 µF
- 18 µF
- 19 µF
- 20 µF
- 21 µF
- 22 µF
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- 26 µF
- 27 µF
- 28 µF
- 29 µF
- 30 µF
- 31 µF
- 32 µF
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- 35 µF
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- 37 µF
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- 40 µF
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- 42 µF
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- 44 µF
- 45 µF
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- 50 µF
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- 56 µF
- 57 µF
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- 59 µF
- 60 µF
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- 62 µF
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- 64 µF
- 65 µF
- 66 µF
- 67 µF
- 68 µF
- 69 µF
- 70 µF
- 71 µF
- 72 µF
- 73 µF
- 74 µF
- 75 µF
- 76 µF
- 77 µF
- 78 µF
- 79 µF
- 80 µF
- 81 µF
- 82 µF
- 83 µF
- 84 µF
- 85 µF
- 86 µF
- 87 µF
- 88 µF
- 89 µF
- 90 µF
- 91 µF
- 92 µF
- 93 µF
- 94 µF
- 95 µF
- 96 µF
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- 98 µF
- 99 µF
- 100 µF
- 110 µF
- 120 µF
- 130 µF
- 140 µF
- 150 µF
- 160 µF
- 170 µF
- 180 µF
- 190 µF
- 200 µF
- 210 µF
- 220 µF
- 230 µF
- 240 µF
- 250 µF
- 260 µF
- 270 µF
- 280 µF
- 290 µF
- 300 µF
- 310 µF
- 320 µF
- 330 µF
- 340 µF
- 350 µF
- 360 µF
- 370 µF
- 380 µF
- 390 µF
- 400 µF
- 410 µF
- 420 µF
- 430 µF
- 440 µF
- 450 µF
- 460 µF
- 470 µF
- 480 µF
- 490 µF
- 500 µF
- 600 µF
- 700 µF
- 800 µF
- 900 µF
- 1,000 µF
- 1,200 µF
- 1,500 µF
- 2,000 µF
- 2,500 µF
- 3,000 µF
- 4,000 µF
- 5,000 µF
- 10,000 µF
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Frequently asked questions
What is a microfarad?
The microfarad is the usual unit for electrolytic capacitors, motor run and start capacitors and power supply filtering.
How is the microfarad defined?
10⁻⁶ F.
How many nanofarads are in a microfarad?
One microfarad equals 1,000 nanofarads.
How many picofarads are in a microfarad?
One microfarad equals 1,000,000 picofarads.
How many farads are in a microfarad?
One microfarad equals 0.000001 farads.