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Mullard Capacitor Colour Coding
03/12/2003
By Chris RichardsonI thought I would document this here as I had trouble finding the information when reviving the Beeb Speak boards. They contained a capacitor with a now defunct colour coding system. Here it is:
Right hand lead is positive when viewed from the spot side
| Digits | Multiplier | Working Voltage |
|
| Black | 0 | x 1 µF | 10 |
| Brown | 1 | x 10 µF | -- |
| Red | 2 | x 100 µF | -- |
| Orange | 3 | --- | -- |
| Yellow | 4 | --- | 63 |
| Green | 5 | --- | 16 |
| Blue | 6 | --- | 20 |
| Violet | 7 | --- | -- |
| Grey | 8 | x 0.01 µF | 25 |
| White | 9 | x 0.1 µF | 3 |
| Pink | --- | --- | 35 |