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Mica Capacitor Color Code

EIA STANDARD RS-153 A

         

 
Color Digits of Capacitance (uuf) Multiplier
D 		Tolerance
%
E* 		Charactersitic--
See table below
F 		Working
Voltage
G 		Operating
Temperature
H
A B C
Black
Brown
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
Gray
White
Gold
Silver 		0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
---
--- 		0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
---
--- 		0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
---
--- 		1
10
100
1,000
10,000
---
---
---
---
---
0.1
0.01 		± 20
± 1
± 2
± 3
---
± 5%
---
---
---
---
---
± 10% 		A
B
C
D
E
---
---
---
---
---
---
--- 		---
100 V. DC
---
300 V. DC
---
500 V. DC
---
---
---
---
1,000 V. DC
--- 		---
---
-55 to +85 oC
---
-55 to +125 oC
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
       *or ± 1 uuf, whichever is greater.
 
DESCRIPTION OF CHARACTERISTIC
 
  VOLTAGE RATING
(Indicated by dimensions rather than color coding)
 
Charac-
teristic
  		Temperature
Coefficient
(parts per
million per oC) 		Maximum
Capacitance
Drift
  		Minimum
Insulation
Resistance
(megohms)
A
B
C
D
E
--
--
--
--
-- 		±1000
±500
±200
±100
±-20 to +100
--
--
--
--
-- 		±(5% +1uuF)
±(3% +1uuF)
±(0.5% +0.5uuF)
±(0.3% +0.1uuF)
±(0.1% +0.1uuF)
--
--
--
--
-- 		3000
6000
6000
6000
6000
--
--
--
--
--
 
Maximum Inches Style Capacitance
(uuf) 		Rating
(v d-c)
Long Wide Thick
51/64
  		15/32
  		7/32
  		20
  		5-510
560-1000 		500
300
1 7/64
  		15/32
  		7/32
  		25
  		5-1000
1100-1500 		500
300
53/64
  		53/64
  		9/32
  		30
  		470-6200
over 6200 		500
300
53/64
  		53/64
  		3/8
  		35
  		3300-6200
over 6200 		500
300
1 1/32
 
  		41/64
 
  		11/32
 
  		40
 
  		100-2400
2700-7500
over 7500 		1000
500
300

Mica Capacitor Color Code
  Obsolete Style  
Dot Color Digits of Capacitance (uuf) Multi-
plier
D 		Tolerance
%
E 		Voltage Rating
(v d-c)
F
A B C
             

 

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