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Installing the Electrolytic Capacitors
Capacitors (Electrolytic)
4
470uf 16v
C1, C2, C3, C4
The next step is to solder in the 4x 470uf 16v capacitors.
These capacitors are electrolytic and
they are polarized
which means they have to go in a certain way
- the
capacitor has a long leg and a short leg - the short leg is
the negative side and the long leg is the positive side.
You will see a + marking on the board, align the long leg on
the side closest to the + marking on the PCB.
Installing the Film (non-polarized) Capacitors
Capacitors (Non-polarized)
2
0.1uf 630v
C5, C6
The final step is to install the 2 x 0.1uf
630v film capacitors. These can go in
either way but it is recommended that
the strip is on the side with the analog
signal entering. These capacitors will
be installed on the underside of the
board as shown opposite - the reason
for the heat shrink is because the
casing on the caps is conductive and
could short any circuitry touching the
case.
You can then proceed to cut the extra leads. Note that these are made from
silver wire so may be very useful to keep around for future projects!