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From: myers@hpfcdj.HP.COM (Bob Myers)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Another Capacitor Question
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Date: 27 Apr 89 20:11:00 GMT
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>   Can I substitute a non-polorized, electrolytic capacitor for a polorized
>one? Thanks in advance. And thanks for all the very informative replies I
>received from my previous question about capacitors.


Yes, but you probably won't want to.  Non-polar electrolytic capacitors
are much more difficult to find (hence more expensive) than similar polar
types.  They're pretty much a "special applications only" part.


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