Wireaddict
- Oct 13, 2017
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I'm a newbie here but I've been working working with electronics & bending wires for about 60 years. My question is: I have some old tubular capacitors with axial leads from the '50s & '60s in my parts bins that still read good. Typical values are 0.1uF @ 400 WVDC but, unlike electrolytics which have their positive &/or negative terminals marked, these tubular caps only have a band printed on one end but no plus or minus indications. I'd like to recycle some of these caps in places where size isn't important such as power supply noise bypassing but I'd like to know the correct polarity or whether it matters for voltages in the 25 V range (AC & DC). Thanks for the assistance, I'll try to return the favor as time & knowledge permit.