[Boatanchors] Solar brand mica capacitors 5 dot color code.

[David C. Hallam]

Google for the the JAN color code used during WWII.  This will give you 
the information about the color code of mica capacitors. I have it some 
place but right now all my files are in storage.

David
KW4DH

On 10/28/2018 12:25 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> This isn't going to be much help I'm afraid, but no one else as
> answered so maybe this is better than nothing.  There are around 4 or
> 5 different sets of dot codes but the whole thing is so byzantine,
> that I just replace any of those old postage stamp micas, because it
> seems like half the time they leak.   If you have a schematic or parts
> list for whatever you're working on, I'd replace them with ceramic
> caps for RF or polypropylene film caps if audio.  Of course you can go
> with new dipped micas, but then you get into the silver migration
> problem again.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 6:34 PM Brian Goldsmith <brian at flex-tel.com.au> wrote:
>> Greetings to all.
>> Can anyone help with a color code chart for a Solar mica cap with 5 dots?
>> Brian g
>>
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