Can anyone tell me what type of capacitor this is.
I have an old Strobe light, It was a kit that I purchased 50 years ago from Radio Shack
Thanks
Rick

I think its
220 F at 200 volts

 

If that's Orange-orange-green-white-orange, it's 3.3uF 400V(for type K). Or if it's Red-Red-green-white-red, its 2.2uf 250V(250V for type J, 300V for type K).

 

I've just measured one at 2.2uF, so it's 250V 10%!

 

Hello,

Have a look at step 5 of the following page:
https://www.instructables.com/From-Resistors-to-ICs-Color-Codes/

Bertus

 

So the top of the cap is red =2
The second colour is green =5
The third is white _000,000,000
the forth is red = 200
So it 200 v but not sure what to do with the 000,000,000
is the value 250,000,000 uf

 

Hello,

It looks like red,red,green.
The top is double red.

Bertus

 

ok so on this type of cap there is always 5 colours
red =2
red =2
green = 00.000
red = 200v
so is the value 22,000pf

 

hi tricky,
This is a Google image search.
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https://www.google.com/search?vsrid...subts=1753545706981&biw=1167&bih=617&hl=en-GB

 

Try this one instead:
https://www.petervis.com/electronics/capacitor/capacitor-colour-code.html

Yes, there are always 5 bands, but the top two can be the same, and so merge together. The Voltage rating isn't always as the colour band may suggest, e.g. the Red band is 250V, not 200V!

 

is this a film cap

Would this be a good replacementCapacitor

 

hi tricky,
When you need to identify any component, take a clear photo image of the unknown component, and use Google image search, it is a very useful tool.
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Thanks but doing a search yes brings up images of the one I have but none tell me what type it is. Ive read that for Strobe lights its best to use a film capacitor (the link I added to post #10 Ive also read that I could use a Mylar capacitor (Polyester).
Id like to purchase this item on Digikey (I have something else to order as well)

 

Hi tricky.
Look here.
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https://www.eeweb.com/types-of-capacitors/


and here

https://capacitor.tedss.com/CapacitorGuide

 

It could just be the photo, but the top color looks distinctly different than the bottom color.

 

Thanks but doing a search yes brings up images of the one I have but none tell me what type it is. Ive read that for Strobe lights its best to use a film capacitor (the link I added to post #10 Ive also read that I could use a Mylar capacitor (Polyester).
Id like to purchase this item on Digikey (I have something else to order as well)

It's polyester, no need to purchase that expensive polypropylene you mentioned earlier.

 

As others have said, it is a common polyester of 2.2µF/250V/10%

Just for fun, check the cards attached that my late dad and I used to decode these capacitors.

 

Im looking for a couple other polyester capacitors. Digikey does not have that type of capacitor listed. Can I use a Film cap to replace a polyester cap.

 

Im looking for a couple other polyester capacitors. Digikey does not have that type of capacitor listed. Can I use a Film cap to replace a polyester cap.

Polyester (aka mylar) caps are one of several different types of film caps.

If you're replacing the tropical fishy caps anyway, taking one apart can be a valuable learning experience.

 

So the top of the cap is red =2
The second colour is green =5
The third is white _000,000,000
the forth is red = 200
So it 200 v but not sure what to do with the 000,000,000
is the value 250,000,000 uf

250000000 pf most likely ( 250 uF) that seems too much for a xenon flash tube 2uF would be good for a strobe up to a several hundred pps.