New to this, electronics, Copilot AI says the longer side is the positive side, can anyone confirm this please?
Thanks
Lloyd
It’s usually only the negative side that’s marked, here’s a bunch of other markings so you can get a feel for how different manufacturers print theirs:
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excellent, thanks all
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Yeah and don’t put it the wrong way round… BOOM! (I used to blow them up at school), teacher was annoyed, saying I had to pay for them, and as the git I am I brought £10 to the next science lesson to buy a load to blow up!
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They make a lovely noise when they go through a reflow oven whose entrance aint tall enough, then they all fall over onto the ceramic heating elements 
done that a couple of times - unintentionally of course
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At college we charged bigger ones up with an old style wind up insulation tester.
Got a great crack off it when you threw it to someone and shouted catch.
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Some capacitors hold their charge for a long time too. Those in guitar valve amps can give you a belt a few days after the amp has last been used.
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