To
read six-
dot capacitors, use the following
table:
Start at Arrow Side:
Type 1st Digit 2nd Digit
1 2 3
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| o> o> o> |
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| o o o |
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6 5 4
Class Multiplier
Tolerance
Type Colour 1st 2nd Mult Tolerance
1 2 3 4 5 6
Mica Black 0 0 100 1%
Brown 1 1 101 2%
Red 2 2 102 3%
Orange 3 3 103 4%
Yellow 4 4 104 5%
Green 5 5 105 6%
Blue 6 6 106 7%
Violet 7 7 107 8%
Gray 8 8 108 9%
Mica White 9 9 109
Gold 0.1 10%
Paper Silver 0.01 20%
The
character or
class dot concerns
temperature coefficient and
testing methods.