[Milsurplus] Fwd: Advice on which caps to keep ( even longer )

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 29 Aug 2023 at 23:34, Al Klase wrote:

> 
> Not necessarily so!  The troublesome (paper) Micamolds 
> have higher values, e.g.  0.1 uF.  The smaller ones, say 
> 1000 pF and down, are likely mica.  there might actually 
> be an indication on units with 6-dot color codes, but I 
> don't remember the details.
> 
> Al

So I have heard, but how are you going to be certain of the difference? They look almost 
identical.

I haven't found the time nor inclination to sort them out.

Ken W7EKB