980-C

The General Radio 980-C Decade Capacitor Unit was introduced in Catalog O (1956) and remained available through Catalog S (1965).

The Type 980-C is a decade capacitance unit comprising four polystyrene capacitors sealed in a brass tub. The capacitor values are selected in a "1-2-2-5" combination. In the Type 980-C these values are 0.001, 0.002, 0.002, and 0.005 μF. The eleven position switch maintains a combination of the four standard capacitors in parallel to produce the decade of capacitance values. The Type 980-C decade units are used in the Types 1419-A and 1419-B Decade Capacitors.

Specifications

• Total Capacitance: .01 μF
• Capacitance Per Step: .001 μF
• Accuracy: two terminal ±1%, three terminal ±1.5%
• Dissipation Factor: less than .0002 at 1 kHz
• Maximum Voltage: 500 V
• Frequency Limit for Maximum Voltage: 1 MHz
• Dielectric: Polystyrene

Links

• Experimenter July 1956 describing Types 980 and 1419-A
• Experimenter October 1957 describing Type 980 and 1419-K

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