Capacitor identification

[matt701]

Well, I don't have a picture of the capacitor at the moment but I was given a capacitor with these characteristics. I was wondering what it means.

The capacitor is axial, made of polystyrene I believe ( it is translucent ). As well, on the capacitor, there is a value marked 33 with an F under the value and above the value. I believe this means 33 pico farads with a +/-1% tolerance? Correct me if i'm wrong. There is also a pink stripe around one end of the capacitor. What does this pink stripe mean?

EDIT: Actually here is a link to the picture of the capacitor.
http://www.doe.carleton.ca/moodle/fi...iki/IMG_14.JPG

[kc8adu]

Re: Capacitor identification

needs a login.
just attach it here.click on manage attachments.

[matt701]

Re: Capacitor identification

Sorry. Didn't realize that. the picture was huge so i had to reduce it significantly

[Agent24]

Re: Capacitor identification

33pF with 1% tolerance sounds right to me. Only way to know for sure though would be to check with a meter.

Since voltage is not marked in numbers on the capacitor I am guessing the Pink band is used to represent the voltage rating instead.