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Dumb question, but this is driving me nuts... > Older Cap Polarity

2013-02-25 by Nick Bell

This is def going to seem a bit of a dumb question but I am just trying to identify the polarity of some old electrolytic caps I am replacing. The old ones don't have any markings, they just have most of the writing on one side. On the board the symbol is marked as per my attachment but without the + & - that I have added.

Can someone tell me please if I am correct with my polarity markings or not! Internet image search for old cap symbols just comes up with something similar but the slope of the lines in the middle go the other way (they go up from left to right instead & indicate + on the right). Confused!

Thanks
Nick

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