[Boatanchors] FW: Cap Pos or Neg End

[Dave Roscoe]

I hesitate to question the statement by George with his Extra Class Call.
But I would not want some newbie to get the wrong idea.

Diodes are banded on the CATHODE end.
At least ,  all the diodes I have ever used were.  This usually results in
the POSITIVE node of  power suppplies, in the usual configuration in
full-wave or bridge circuits.

Dave W1DWZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George KB2Z" <Thermionic_Emission at earthlink.net>
To: "boatanchors-mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 10:29 AM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] FW: Cap Pos or Neg End


> On untouched radials the neg is usually the shorter lead, with markings of
> some sort.
> On axial caps there is usually a dent around the pos. end.
> Diodes are usually banded on the neg end.
> LEDs usually have a flat edge and shorter lead on the neg side.
> Good luck, George
>
>
> At 08:24 AM 2/8/05 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >I use the Xicons all the time for recapping.  The arrow points to
NEGATIVE
> >as you discovered. Just confiming your observations. 73, SCott WA9WFA
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