Cap order, BP

[Hawkeye351]

Got my order in for all the caps I normally use, but some of them don't have a negative stripe but instead have a BP marking.

I checked digikey for the ones I ordered, and I ordered Bi-Polar by mistake. Now I got several batches of caps that I can't use when I need them most. Now I gotta place another order for the right ones, unless you mad scientists on here knows how to make these work, lol ..

Oh well, we all goof up every once in a while.

 

[nomadradio]

To the best of my knowledge, a bipolar electrolytic works just fine in a DC circuit. They just cost more than the conventional DC-only varieties.

Only the premium you paid for them over and above the price of the RIGHT cap is what got wasted if they do the job.

73

 

[Hawkeye351]

Oh, I thought bipolar would be considered non polarized.

Gonna order right ones anyway, I'll go ahead and use these to finish up this 2000 then since they'll work.

 

[Hawkeye351]

But I guess bipolar would mean it's bi polarized, it can be installed in either orientation, whereas a non polarized would mean there is no polarity. I was confused.