TTman Inscribed thus:
The base has molded terminal locations numbered 1-4, two of which are
empty:
http://i36.tinypic.com/e6x542.jpg
Markings on the side a
B41111-B7108-T
1000uF 40V-
GERMANY
GPF DIN 41332 06.78
I find a few references to a Siemens part that is similar:
http://www.screenghost.com/shop/show.asp?ID=74#
but no datasheet can I find. Can someone more resourceful than I find
one?
I cut open one of these caps. It is paper & foil (or so it seems)
spiral wrap
construction. Can polarity be determined by internal construction? Is
the center terminal always one pole (ie, always +)?
Thanks.
AFAIK Germans always write a ONE with a tag ( opposite 2) and a 7 with
a tag through it that makes it look like a lower case t.
So I suggest the - really is MINUS.
I agree ! That is how I read it.
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Best Regards:
Baron.