[TowerTalk] Polarized Electrolytic in Rotator Box?

[Perry - K4PWO]

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 at bellsouth.net>
To: <kd4e at verizon.net>; "Steve Katz" <stevek at jmr.com>
Cc: <TowerTalk at 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 at 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
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