In the "old" days, a mark was often used on non-polarized caps to indicate
the "outside" foil lead.
73 de Perry - K4PWO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clint Talmadge" <unclebudd@bellsouth.net>
To: <kd4e@verizon.net>; "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>
Cc: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Polarized Electrolytic in Rotator Box?
> The link you provided has a link to a PDF which calls the cap you have
> Non-Polarized. I think what you have will work fine. I got mine from the
> local HVAC guy. I will build a test cable tomorrow and report back.
>
> Clint - W5CPT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kd4e
> To: Steve Katz
> Cc: TowerTalk@contesting.com
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Polarized Electrolytic in Rotator Box?
>
>
> This is *supposed* to be a starting cap but I see a
> "-" next to one terminal - that made me nervous.
>
> Perhaps I am wrongly assuming that the "-" mark
> next to one terminal (nothing next to the other)
> indicates that it is polarized?
>
> It is a BMI # 092A108B250BD4A
>
> I found this site:
> http://www.bmicaps.com/miniaturecapacitors.aspx?EcommerceCategoryID=1697
>
>
> > You got a capacitor from ACE Hardware? What a country!
> > It should be non-polarized, though, if it's really an AC capacitor...
> > -WB2WIK/6
> >
> > May I use a 108-130UF 250VAC polarized electrolytic
> > starting capacitor from ACE hardware to replace the
> > bad one in my CDE/HamII rotator control box?
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
> Personal: http://bibleseven.com/kd4e.html
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