xover cap type?

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: xover cap type?

Posted By: asylist
Subject: xover cap type?
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 2:55 PM

I've been looking all over the crossover design pages, and I understand what I'm doing with them, but what I couldn't find was a recommendation for the type of capicitor to use. I've got a bunch of raial lead electrolytics kicking around here, but they're all polarized. I would imagine that the positive side of the cap would be connected to the lead coming from the HU, and th negative side to the speaker? Or should I be using non polarized caps?

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 3:05 PM

Use only non-polar electrolytic or metallized polypropylene for car stereo crossovers.

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 18, 2004 at 3:05 PM

https://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&DID=7&WebPage_ID=61 for a good selection of non-polarized caps.

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