09-26-2013, 02:33 PM
Philco had their own color code for mica caps. Here is a link to Chuck's site for a table of codes vs. actual values:
http://www.philcorepairbench.com/micacap.htm
By the way, the problem with micamold caps only applied to later paper caps which were made in a case similar to those used for micas. These paper caps have the same problems typical of all other paper caps of the same vintage.
There has never been a reliability problem with actual mica caps made by micamold, but because of the confusion with the later paper types, all micamolds seem to have gotten a bad reputation.
http://www.philcorepairbench.com/micacap.htm
By the way, the problem with micamold caps only applied to later paper caps which were made in a case similar to those used for micas. These paper caps have the same problems typical of all other paper caps of the same vintage.
There has never been a reliability problem with actual mica caps made by micamold, but because of the confusion with the later paper types, all micamolds seem to have gotten a bad reputation.