Electronic – Why don’t ceramic capacitors have codes for voltage rating

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Say a ceramic capacitor with the code 103 (0.01 micro farad). How to identify its voltage rating? Searching for a 0.01 micro farad capacitor in Mouser the voltage rating is indicated as 1kV dc. I intend to use the capacitor in a RF receiver circuit((20Mhz) where the maximum voltage is 12 V. Is it ok to use such a high voltage rated capacitor in my circuit? Also if I don't have a capacitor of a particular value,will resolving the value into series or parallel combinations affect the quality of the receiver?

Best Answer

Most small ceramic capacitors are rated for 50V or 100V which is high enough above typical modern solid-state circuit voltages that the capacitor voltage is not of great importance. Unless you are working with higher voltage circuits.