All, What about the old Mica caps that had 5 or 6 dots on them. Remember them? Remember how to read them? Regards, Jim > 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: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >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 >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics >> (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics >> >> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics