On 01/02/2011 05:21, Dr Skip wrote:
> My guess is
> it's a crystal or a cap. Can anyone confirm by sight and also let me
> know if there might be a polarization issue, or can I put it in either
> way? IIRC, a crystal won't care, but are there polarized caps this small
> these days?
Looks like crystal.

Never seen a cap like that.

Identifying a 0.5uF and higher capacitor ...
If you have an analogue meter on Ohms an electrolytic cap will give=20
needle a quick dip from Infinity and a slightly bigger kick on reversing=20
at once.
With digital meter charge it with ohms or diode tester and disconnect,=20
quickly connect then to volts, you should see > 0.5V
If polarised the leakage is higher in reverse polarity, usually, on Ohms.


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