[sdiy] elect caps vs. polyester caps

[Ian Fritz]

At 11:55 AM 3/26/06, harrybissell wrote:

>One side of the foil is on the 'outside' of the cap. If this side is
>tied
>to ground or to the lower impedance in the circuit (opamp output) that
>foil might act as a shield to lower noise pickup.
>
>If the cap is not clear, though... it will be very hard to tell which
>side is which... :^P

Sometimes they have a stripe at one end.  Does this indicate the outside?