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Re: capacitor choices

2003-12-28 by John Loffink

> Actually, yes. Electrolytics used in synth modules are bipolar (a + side
> and a - side). Ceramics, metal film, ... are not bipolar. There are
> others here who are much more qualified than I to expound on capacitors.

It is more accurate to call most common electrolytic caps unipolar -
polarity is important. There is such a thing as a bipolar electrolytic
where polarity doesn't matter and these are used occasionally in synth
circuits.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com

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