Digi-Key don't show any sme bi-polar and they handle lots of Panasonic's. I would call Mashusta/Panasonic at 1-800-222-0584 and ask. Rick Mitchell Mitch's Electronics Ser.Co. Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx 3935 south 20th Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:28 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Panasonic PV-S4270 VCR,Non-polarized SME Caps? > > > Hi fellow techs, > > Is there such a thing as non-polarized SME capacitors? I am repairing a > Panasonic VCRS0154 (Hi-Fi board) for a PV-S4270 SVHS VCR that has 15 SME > caps, with 4 of them being 4.7uF @ 16v with no negative marking on the > can. I am guessing that the cap manufacturer neglected to paint the > negative side, but I have never seen this before so I don't know. The > printing is over to the right on the caps, so there is room for the > black paint on the left. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html