Which component is this?

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Atomic_Sheep

Member

• Oct 8, 2011

• #1

Hi I was wondering what component has the following symbol:

-| []- it's like a capacitor symbol except one of the vertical lines is a rectangle?

 

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Diver300

Well-Known Member

Most Helpful Member

• Oct 8, 2011

• #2

It's a polarised capacitor. The rectangle is the positive terminal. Tantalum and electrolytic capacitors are usually polarised.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolytic_capacitor

The diagram on there shows the symbol with a "+" sign. In circuit diagrams the "+" sign is rarely used.

 

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carbonzit

Active Member

• Oct 8, 2011

• #3

Specifically, it's the Euro symbol for a polarized cap. Over here (N. America), we generally draw them like this:

**broken link removed**

 

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Atomic_Sheep

Member

• Oct 9, 2011

• #4

Ah awesome thanks. I was wondering why the software package I was using didn't have it... looks like it does after all. Interestingly enough, the circuit I'm looking at is of an American amplifier... a European must have created the diagram of it.