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Title: Tropical fish tantalums?
Post by: BillyJ on February 24, 2004, 12:40:12 PM
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wahinductorpics/album?.dir=/52a2

Hard to see in the pics but they are, from top to bottom, Red, Pink , Blue with an orange stripe along on side indicating polarity.
Cute thing is they even have the shape of a fish  :D
So are these tropical fish tantalums?
Usable or avoid?
Where are the color charts for these and/or tropical fish caps?
Thanks a mllion.
Oh the cores pictured I am wondering about using for a wah inductor...anyone have a clue if these would work?
Pot is for scale.
Thanks!!!!
Title: Tropical fish tantalums?
Post by: Arn C. on February 24, 2004, 02:49:44 PM
Try here:    http://members.aol.com/shephed/caps.htm

The capacitor you are explaining, I can't figure out.

I have one of those cheap radio shack cardboard things and mine has no pink on it.

maybe someone else can help!
Peace!
Arn C.
Title: Tropical fish tantalums?
Post by: BillyJ on February 24, 2004, 03:02:41 PM
Perhaps it is orange? It could be but it would be a different orange than the orange stripe along the side....salmon maybe  :wink:

WOw that is bizarre. I thouht perhaps these are red, orange, blue, with an orange stripe as the multiplier but there is no value for an orange multiplier....weird.
Thanks for the link though. Looks like I wll have to dig deeper to solve this one...Hmm.
Thanks Arn!!
Title: Tropical fish tantalums?
Post by: Nasse on February 24, 2004, 03:05:25 PM
http://www.freewebs.com/nassetronics/somecolorcodes.htm

I had these digital camera rehearsals at my hard drive, and uploaded these once again at my "pages"

But dunno if these are for any help
Title: Tropical fish tantalums?
Post by: Arn C. on February 24, 2004, 03:06:08 PM
Billy,
   You are welcome!  I went to //www.excite.com and entered capacitor color codes  and a bunch of listing came up.  Give it a try!
Peace and Good Luck!
Arn C.
Title: Tropical fish tantalums?
Post by: BillyJ on March 01, 2004, 01:07:30 PM
TRhanks guys that helps!!!