ELECTRONIC PRINCIPLES - OD1647 - LESSON 1/TASK 1
FIGURE 45. ROTORSTATOR TYPE VARIABLE CAPACITOR.
FIGURE 46. TRIMMER CAPACITOR.
resistance values. The color codes currently in popular use are
the Joint ArmyNavy (JAN) code and the Radio Manufacturers'
Association (RMA) code.
In each of these codes, a series of colored dots or bands is
used to indicate the value of the capacitor. A mica capacitor,
it should be noted, may be marked with either three dots or six
dots. Both the three and the sixdot codes are similar, but
the sixdot code contains more information