round vs. square pads on PCB?

Started by Luhny, December 30, 2005, 02:22:13 PM

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Luhny

I'm prepping to build the easyvibe, and I've noticed on the PCB layout that some of the spots for the caps have one square and one round pad. I assume this is to specifiy polarity, but which one is - and which is plus +?

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Xlrator

On the layouts from Tonepad, the square pad represents POSITIVE.  :icon_mrgreen:

Sometimes it's hard to tell if it's a round or square pad after I etch a board so I always follow the schematic for proper orientation.
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Peter Snowberg

The square pad is usually used to mark either the positive side of a cap.

Do you have a link to the PCB you're using?

Look for other (electrolytic) caps that are connected directly to ground and see what shape pad is used there.

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Luhny

Thanks guys, I'm not too good at reading schematics yet. The layout is the Easyvibe layout from Geofex.