Please help ID old capacitor (I think)

[watchmaker]

I think this used to be a capacitor.  It is out of a 50 year old machine.

In looking up other capacitors for replacement, measurement units seem to have changed from mFD to uFD and I am not sure how to interpret the color code.

THANKS!

[Ian.M]

Mullard 'Tropical Fish' metallised PET or polyester film capacitor.
https://www.petervis.com/electronics/capacitor/capacitor-colour-code.html

[Roehrenonkel]

Hi watchmaker,

100nF 250V (IMHO)

[wasedadoc]

Brown, black, yellow is 1,0,4 and means 10 followed by 4 zeros pF.  100nF or 0.1uF.  (Without a doubt because I used lots of these and other values back in the 1970s.)

[watchmaker]

Thank you both.  I thought the top color was just part of the body.  Ya larned me sumpin!

[themadhippy]

pity they no longer use the colour code instead of todays minuscule print

[srb1954]

Thank you both.  I thought the top color was just part of the body.  Ya larned me sumpin!

It was a common problem for the leads to break away from this type of capacitor when soldering into circuit. The heat from the soldering softens the weak solder used to connect to the capacitor electrodes and, apart from the solder on those electrodes, the only thing holding the leads on is a couple of layers of paint!

If you want to replace this capacitor with the same type (for historical accuracy) you need to ensure that absolutely no sideways forces are applied to the leads when soldering.

[wraper]

Capacitor is likely still operational and measurable. Just stick a probe instead of missing terminal.