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Uncle Bulgaria · 5th Aug 2020, 2:51 pm

Polly put the kettle on. Of course you're right David - I meant polystyrene.

Thanks for that link Terry VK5TM - I thought letters were usually tolerance codes, but couldn't find any reference to the 'U' for example. Now your page suggests it could be -10%/+75%!

It is a nice reddish colour, and as other members of the family consider that drawers of components really look like a sweetshop, it's a bit dull they're not so many different colours these days. For some the engineering elegance might be the joy, but as that's over my head the simple variations of eye-detected wavelengths are pleasing during a project. I like bright orange Philips ones I've just found in my Uher VG 840.

It looks like a good idea to buy freshly picked ones for certain applications.

5th Aug 2020, 2:51 pm	#17
Uncle Bulgaria Nonode Join Date: May 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 2,335	Re: Help identifying film capacitor material Polly put the kettle on. Of course you're right David - I meant polystyrene. Thanks for that link Terry VK5TM - I thought letters were usually tolerance codes, but couldn't find any reference to the 'U' for example. Now your page suggests it could be -10%/+75%! It is a nice reddish colour, and as other members of the family consider that drawers of components really look like a sweetshop, it's a bit dull they're not so many different colours these days. For some the engineering elegance might be the joy, but as that's over my head the simple variations of eye-detected wavelengths are pleasing during a project. I like bright orange Philips ones I've just found in my Uher VG 840. It looks like a good idea to buy freshly picked ones for certain applications.