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Those caps are not polarized, but certain construction types have an outside foil and and inside foil leg. A thin sheet of foil is physically wrapped around the dielectric a bunch of times to create the capacitor. Back in the day companies marked this on the outside of the cap. Some companies still...

rccolgan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:05 pm
This is my favorite video for finding the foil on Orange Drops
https://youtu.be/oaLUFhp1V_c

Ahhhh! Makes perfect sense now! Thanks!

I guess I get to play with 60 cycle and my Bad Cat later today...

Fast forwarding a lot quicker than I anticipated... Confirmed build! Sounds great with everything added up! Voltages are in line with the original units and I'm going to let it burn in a while and I'll measure again. I guess that means the boards are good too! The PCB was nice to work with. I did r...

I have a Ceriatone chassis coming in the mail to confirm my faceplate designs and then I'll put them up for sale. I'm thinking $65 for the set which is right around what the Ceriatone faceplates cost. For cabinets, there are a few choices for D-style cabinets including Ceriatone, eBay, Amplified Na...