Noticed that on the 45mh inductors, 1 leg is longer than the other and marked with a white dot. Don’t see anything on the board and am not used to the other inductors I have used in the past having it, but do these have a polarity and does it matter which way I put them on the board?
Equilux inductors
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steviejr92
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I believe the long leg is the bottom of the vertical coil.....not really sure about the polarity though....
Does that change how I orient them on the board though? Probably overthinking it and leaning towards “no”, but want avoid any troubleshooting later
steviejr92
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Oh no your 100 percent in the right! I wouldnt want to install anything unless i had a proper answer! Ill be honest im curious myself i have no idea. Dealing with diodes, transistors, etc. Orientation is important!
Hoping someone can give a definitive answer!
Hoping someone can give a definitive answer!
Bricksnbeatles
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It’s not a polarized component so direction doesn’t technically matter. As @steviejr92 said, it’s just marking the coil orientation. Just like with non-polarized capacitors that still have markings for the outer foil, it’s something that can matter as far as reducing noise in high-frequency (way out of the range of hearing) signals. That’s to say, it doesn’t matter.
Thanks @Bricksnbeatles
steviejr92
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Awesome! Thank you @Bricksnbeatles.
