Polarity for Small caps on pots for 5E3

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dynosoar1
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Polarity for Small caps on pots for 5E3

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For the small pico and micro caps on the tone and volume pots on the 5E3....is polarity important? Silver mica 500 pico and mallory .0047. I've heard it doesn't matter like with orange drops but wanted to be sure.
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Re: Polarity for Small caps on pots for 5E3

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No not really.

Some will say that on film/foil caps that the foil end should go twards the lowest potential or ground side but most say it doesn't matter that much.
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Re: Polarity for Small caps on pots for 5E3

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thanks again Structo!!
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