Thread: Are Non-Polarized Caps (in speaker crossovers) Electrolytics?
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Default Are Non-Polarized Caps (in speaker crossovers) Electrolytics?
On 16/05/2017 3:42 PM, wrote:
The non-polarized (NP) caps that are used in speaker crossovers are NP,
but they appear to be electrolytics.

**Some are, some aren't. Electros are pretty easy to pick.


Are they actually electrolytics,
and if so, how do they make them non-polarized compared to standard
electrolytic caps?

**Do a web search. You should be able to locate the method of construction.


Also, what is the reason they are NP, rather than use regular polarized
caps?

**They must deal with an AC signal, rather than one with DC
polarisation. Therefore, they must be non-polar types.


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