[Boatanchors] darn foreign schematic symbols

[rbethman]

I'm chewing over OLD VAGUE memories.

I haven't worked on these since about 1986.

It *may* have been the Non - Polarized Electrolytic.

The mind goes first!

Bob - N0DGN

rbethman wrote:
> Dick,
>
> Not as weird as you may think!
>
> Same time-frame, Televideo 8XX series terminals used an AC Polarized 
> capacitor.  They were priced ridiculously high for the mid '80s.  I used 
> to work on the "Telejunk" part-time.  (I "just" KNOW that someone WILL 
> have a fit over this.  IF you "haven't" worked on these in that 
> time-frame, just relax!)
>
> Don't give up!  You'll find it!
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> Dick KF4NS wrote:
>   
>> Hope someone can help. I have a schematic of a Japanese HT from the 
>> early 80's or maybe late 70's with a symbol I hope I can describe 
>> properly. Searches all over the Inet proved fruitless.
>>
>> It is a pair of vertical dark lines with lighter slant bars between 
>> the vertical bars. I of course suspect it is a condenser of some sort. 
>> I went through all my dozens of tech books but only found something 
>> close just once. It was described as a polarized capacitor but if so, 
>> no way to determine the polarity. Weird !!
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> 73, Dick KF4NS
>>   
>>     
>
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