
Now it's time to do the through hole components that are mounted on the component side of the
PCB.
First install the 2x5 pin power header. Install this first as it's shorter than the electrolytic capacitors.
Now install the two 47uF electrolytic capacitors, C9 and C10. These are polarised devices, so they
have to be installed with the correct orientation. On the PCB, the silk screen is marked with a “+”
for the positive leg. On the device, the positive leg is the longer one, and the negative leg will be
marked with a “-” on the side of the case.
MTM SimpleEQ 1206 build doc v1.3
Page 24
Illustration 31: PCB showing electrolytic
capacitor orientation and power header location
Illustration 32:
electrolytic capacitors
showing marking on can
for negative; longer leg is
positive
Illustration 33: power header and electrolytic
capacitors installed