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Maybe a dumb question, but as I am NOT an Electrical engineer….On those Vishay caps….is there a positive and negative side, or does it not matter?
Nope. As mentioned though, they are bipolar meaning they have no negative or positive leads and can be installed either way.
Depending on design, one lead on a bipolar axial cap is usually connected to the outer casing and can be detected with special equipment. Boutique, or high end (as in expensive) caps usually have this lead marked but it only matters to guys who work on exotic tube amplifiers. Something about they can hear the difference thru their $30,ooo dollar speakers if a cap is installed one way or another.