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STANDARD RMA CONDENSER COLOR CODE

THE CAPACITIES OF MANY SMALL CONDENSERS ARE DESIGNATED BY A SERIES OF THREE COLORED DOTS, STAMPED ON AN ARROW-SHAPED FORM ON THE CONDENSERS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD RMA CONDENSER COLOR CODE.

THESE DOT SYMBOLS ARE TO BE READ FROM THE TAIL TOWARD THE HEAD OF THE ARROW. THE CAPACITY IS EXPRESSED IN MICRO-MICRO FARADS. THE FIRST DOT INDICATES THE FIRST FIGURE OF THE CAPACITY, THE SECOND DOT INDICATES THE SECOND FIGURE AND THE THIRD DOT INDICATES THE NUMBER OF ZEROES FOLLOWING THE FIRST TWO FIGURES.

EXAMPLE



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