Stupid cap question

[jag]

Not really sure if this belongs to pass labs, but I am on my way to Zen4 nirvana5 and so it might as well...

What is the '+' sign on the cap doing along side the polarity bar that indicates the negative lead (+85C ??). Just want to confirm that this is indeed negative lead despite the '+' sign on it

 

[Peter Daniel]

It is indeed negative lead. Plus sign means +85 deg.C.

 

[Steve Eddy]

It is indeed negative lead. Plus sign means +85 deg.C.

Yeah. I think the force of the -'s pulled the +'s away from the 85C. Guess they weren't attached too firmly.

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[peranders]

jag (I in swedish!), 99.99% of all radial (standing) electrolythic caps has a wide stripe usually white with minus signs. This is true for caps in aluminium cans not those in plastic like the orange or purpur (wine red) ones from Siemens.

 

[jag]

jag (I in swedish!)

Thanks for the language lesson. Actually it is shortened from my long original (Asian) Indian name

I think the force of the -'s pulled the +'s away from the 85C.

Heh, heh. One of my audiophile friends told me that the cap sounds a lot better when the +'s and -'s huddle together like that Infact there is a cap-cooker available, very similar to this cable-cooker that will do it for you