Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #00246



To: hyndmanm@cadvision.com
From: "Chris Daniel" popjester@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 18:07:33 PST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Capcitors


>The longer lead is negative, and you can also tell by the white line(or
other
>colour) going up and down the side of the cap, parallel with the -
lead.

Ummm.... I am pretty sure that the longer lead is POSITIVE. Are you
SURE? Now I even have a new capasitor in front of me...The longer lead
is Positive. the White line, with - symbols, is pointing to the SHORT
lead. I don''t mean any offence, it's probably just a simple mistake.
Maybe I'm wrong?

Chris.

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