Assembly Step 21 – Electrolytic capacitors
[Alpha Clock Five Assembly Guide]
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Parts
#18
are aluminum electrolytic
capacitors; small cylinders with printed
plastic wrappers.
These go in locations C4 and C9.
One side of each capacitor has a broad
white stripe, marked “–”, as a polarity
indicator. With the “–” side facing up, bend
the leads down as shown.
Note that the locations are each marked
with a “–” stripe as well, to indicate the
orientation.
Insert the
fi
rst capacitor at location C9.
Make sure that the “–” side of the capacitor
faces the “–” stripe on the circuit board.
Solder the other capacitor at location C4.
Slide it down into place and solder both
pins. It is not important whether or not it
sits all the way
fl
ush to the board.
