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Capacitor Color Code

By on November 15, 2010

capacitor color code

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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13 Comments

  1. 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

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  2. 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

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  3. admin

    November 17, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    HI Beh,

    What was the complete color code of the cap?

    Jestine

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  4. 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 ??

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    • Dareld R Lerdahl

      December 30, 2021 at 10:10 pm

      4700pf +-10% 250volt
      Third band red is the multiplier = x100

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  5. beh

    November 18, 2010 at 3:58 am

    my ESCORT capacitance meter read this cap 4.370 nano farad?
    beh

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  6. 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

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  7. beh

    November 19, 2010 at 7:36 am

    ok thax

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  8. 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

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  9. nazariyusoff

    January 13, 2011 at 11:21 am

    hi justin i want to know how to check a capasitor by using multimeter.tq

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  10. 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

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  11. 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

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  12. admin

    June 12, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    HI Vicky,

    You are welcome!

    Jestine

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