What is metallized film capacitor?

Metallised film: In this type of film capacitor the plastic film has a very thin layer of metallisation deposited onto the film. The thin metal layer is typically only 0.02 to 0.1µm thick. This is vacuum deposited onto the plastic film.

What is metallized polyester film capacitor?

Polyester film capacitors are film capacitors using a dielectric made of the thermoplastic polar polymer material polyethylene terephthalate (PET), trade names Hostaphan or Mylar, from the polyester family. They are manufactured both as metallized wound and stacked versions, as well as film/foil types.

What does the writing on a capacitor mean?

Many capacitor manufacturers use a shorthand notation to indicate capacitance on small caps.\nIf you have a capacitor that has nothing other than a three-digit number printed on it, the third digit represents the number of zeros to add to the end of the first two digits. The resulting number is the capacitance in pF.

What is metalized polypropylene capacitor?

These capacitors use a thin plastic film as the dielectric – in this case polypropylene. The film is made very thin and to the required thickness using a sophisticated drawing process. The polypropylene film may then be metallised and in this way the plates are formed across the dielectric.

What is a mkt capacitor?

Metallized Polyester Film Capacitor (Non-Inductive, Low Self Inductance, flame Retardant Encased) MKT. are non-inductively wound with metalized Polyester dielectric / electrode and copper-clad steel leads encapsulated in a plastic case sealed with epoxy resin.

How do you read a film capacitor?

The first two numbers represent the value in picofarads, while the third number is the number of zeroes to be added to the first two. For example, a 4.7 μF capacitor with a voltage rating of 25 volts would bear the marking E476. This translates to 47000000 pF = 47000 nF = 47 μF.

What is an MLCC capacitor?

Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are generally the capacitor of choice for applications where small-value capacitances are needed. They are used as bypass capacitors, in op-amp circuits, filters, and more.

What is MKP X2 capacitor?

MKP-X2 Series. Polypropylene (PP), Metallized, Radial Leaded Film Capacitors. WIMA. The MKP-X2 Series are metallized polypropylene capacitors with reliable self-healing.