Korg Nu:tekt OD-KIT - Parts Identification; Resistor Color Codes; Capacitor Value Reading; Capacitor Shape Guide

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Parts and materials
Resistance color code chart
Value
Multiple
Precision Value
Multiple
Precision
Color Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Gray White Black Gold Silver
Value
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 -- --
Multiple
x10 x10
2
x10
3
x10
4
x10
5
x10
6
x10
7
x10
8
x10
9
x1 x0.1 x0.01
Precision
±1% ±2% ±0.05% -- ±0.5% ±0.25% ±0.1% -- -- -- ±5% ±10%
Reading the capacitor values
• When the value “103” is shown
10 x 10
3
= 10000 pF = 0.01 μF
• When the value “222” is shown
22 x 10
2
= 2200 pF = 0.0022 μF
List of the capacitor shapes
Film capacitorCeramic capacitor
Example
Brown Brown
Gold
Black
Value
Brown Black 10
Multiple
Brown x10
Precision
Gold ±5%
Resistance
100Ω±5%