I think I still remember how to read them!

Then there were the very old bar resistors I remember in stuff I took
apart as a kid.  IIRC the body color was the first digit, end color was
the second digit, dot color was the multiplier.

Sherpa Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Barr [mailto:bbarr@CALIFORNIA.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 11:00 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: nF vs. 1000pF
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 03:05:30 -0500, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>
> <topic tag changed>
>
> <snip>
> >
> >Anyone remember the old mica capacitors that looked a bit
> like dominos
> >with dot codes?
> >
>
> Now, *that* goes back a ways.
>
> I think, at that point in time though, they were probably more
> commonly referred to as 'condensors' rather than 'capacitors'. :=)
>
> (And, yes, I'm probably showing my age with that comment.)
>
>
> Regards, Bob
>
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