MOTM

Caps are the bane of my DIY existence.  Can't tell you how many times
I've gotten a Mouser packeage with HUGE caps instead of ones that fit.
 You'd think I would learn after so many years, but alas.

And don't EVEN get me started on pico to nano to micro.

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Schabtach" <adam@...> wrote:
>
> To elaborate slightly on what Paul said:
>  
> 1) cap colors are (almost always) irrelevant and change with the
> manufacturer and other random influences. I don't know of any
instance in
> which the color of an electrolytic cap is meaningful. It's the
capacitance
> and voltage ratings (and the physical shape) which are relevant.
Other cap
> types seem to be differentiated by color but again this varies from one
> manufacturer to another and cannot be depended upon.
>  
> 2) I think B.P. designates Bi-Polar, which is another way of saying
> non-polarized. I developed this theory last time I ordered non-polarized
> caps, but it's only a theory.
>  
> --Adam
> (often mystified by caps)
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: Paul Schreiber [mailto:synth1@...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:08 AM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com; James Elliott
> Subject: Re: [motm] 510 Parts Question...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Of course they are correct. 
>  
> Paul S.
>  
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: James  <mailto:johans121@...> Elliott 
> To: motm@yahoogroups. <mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com> com 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:03 AM
> Subject: [motm] 510 Parts Question...
> 
> I'm going through the parts received with the 510 kit and I noticed some
> discrepencies with the capacitors. 
>  
> 1) The 10mfd 50V (polar) electrolytic caps (C4, C8, C15, and C16) are
> supposed to be orange according to the installation instructions.
Mine are
> black with a grey stripe on the negative side. Mine are labeled as
10uf50v
> B0613 PET VZ(M). Are these okay?
>  
> 2) The 10mfd 50V non-polar electrolytic caps (C1, C3, C5, and C13) are
> supposed to say NP on them (I'm assuming to indicate that they are
> non-polar). Mine are blue'ish, do not have a stripe (however they do
have a
> long lead and a short lead), are identified as 10uf50v B.P. 64IOT,
and do
> not say NP. Are these correct?
>  
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
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