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Capacitor Color Code
By Jestine Yong on November 15, 2010
For beginners- if i talk about resistor color code you would not be surprised because you can find one easily in any circuit board but if i talk about capacitor color code, you may ask how come i have not seen such capacitors in the market. This type of capacitor can be easily found before 80’s and now you can hardly see it in the consumer electronic equipment made after 80’s. I’m not sure whether do you still see this kind of capacitor nowadays? I would like to hear from you. You may click on the photo to know more about the capacitor and resistor color code and some other useful electronics information.
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beh
November 15, 2010 at 1:39 pm
DEAR MR YONG
yes these kind of caps are not use in new generation of electronics
any more or i have not seen them recently
beh
beh
November 16, 2010 at 9:06 pm
HI MR YONG
i have a cap the third band is red ! what would be the rate of this one?
beh
admin
November 17, 2010 at 8:54 pm
HI Beh,
What was the complete color code of the cap?
Jestine
beh
November 18, 2010 at 1:50 am
from top to bottom is:
1-yellow
2-violet
3-red
4-white
5-red
third band is red ??
Dareld R Lerdahl
December 30, 2021 at 10:10 pm
4700pf +-10% 250volt
Third band red is the multiplier = x100
beh
November 18, 2010 at 3:58 am
my ESCORT capacitance meter read this cap 4.370 nano farad?
beh
admin
November 18, 2010 at 9:07 pm
HI Beh,
If you count like a resistor then you will get 4700pf which is also 4.7nf 10% 250 volt.
Jestine
beh
November 19, 2010 at 7:36 am
ok thax
Bernard
December 1, 2010 at 5:20 am
Hi Jestine,
Yes I have seen it but can remember when in the 70s or 80s, anyway thanks for the reminder of these colored capacitors that can't be seen nowadays
nazariyusoff
January 13, 2011 at 11:21 am
hi justin i want to know how to check a capasitor by using multimeter.tq
admin
January 13, 2011 at 10:39 pm
HI Nazari,
The best is to use digital capacitance meter (for non polar) and BLue ESR meter ( for electrolytic capacitor). Multimeter is not accurate in checking capacitors.
jestine
vicky
June 12, 2011 at 12:41 pm
hello mr justine,you have done a great job...i like all your e-book,keep it up.am an amateur electronic repairer...i just just need a good teacher like you to learn me all the electronic systems...lol....thanks
admin
June 12, 2011 at 8:12 pm
HI Vicky,
You are welcome!
Jestine