The base is shaped the same as the polarized ones, so they very well could be missing the black stripe and are therefore polarized. Good that you noticed that. Thank you. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Myers Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:28 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Panasonic PV-S4270 VCR,Non-polarized SME Caps? 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 ------------------------------------------ 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