Component Marking Flashcards
Stripe on (polarized) capacitor indicates:
negative terminal (cathode)
Long leg of component usually indicates:
positive side (anode if a diode)
Smaller capacitor label “xxy” means:
xx * 10^y picofarads
Small Capacitor mark “106” indicates:
10 microfarads (10,000,000 picofarads)
Small Capacitor mark “334” indicates:
333 nanofarads (333,000 picofarads) .333 microfarads
4-band Resistor band meanings
<1><2> * 10^<3> ohms; <4> = tolerance
5-band resistor band meanings
<1><2><3> * 10^<4> ohms; <5> = tolerance
6-band resistor band meanings
<1><2><3> * 10^<4> ohms; <5> = tolerance; <6> = temp coefficient
Resistor digit: Black
0
Resistor digit: Brown
1
Resistor digit: Red
2
Resistor digit: Orange
3
Resistor digit: Yellow
4
Resistor digit: Green
5
Resistor digit: Blue
6
Resistor digit: Violet
7
Resistor digit: Gray
8
Resistor digit: White
9