What about the black base, all I have in stock are polarized and the base has two corners cut which indicates the positive side, sorta like a D with the square side being negative. -D+ like that. Jim Myers Since 1972 Telrad Electronic Services Co. Fort Wayne, IN 46815 jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx 260-432-4486 Fax and Voice Fax is always on ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:28 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