Guest AnDy WaLtOn Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 i am doing this work for college and i am not sure what polarized means, can anyone help please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Think, 'polarity'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morph Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 AnDyInitial Fire and Security Apprentice. It might be an idea to change your signature, do you have your firms permission to use their name on these forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellman Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=polarized There are several meanings relating to polerized when talking about electrical things. What context do you mean it in? Also I agree with Colin, drop the rat catcher tag Regards Bellman Service Engineer and all round nice bloke ) The views above are mine and NOT those of my employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tasp Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=polarized Also I agree with Colin, drop the rat catcher tag Handbags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avcctv Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Polarised eg, In a Diode current will only flow one way so is therefore polarised, there are some components that are polarised. So a polarised capacitor must go + to + and - to -. The older I get, the faster I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 i am doing this work for college and i am not sure what polarized means, can anyone help please? polorized would normally apply to dc voltage's as applied to components, ie a carbone resisitor is not 'polorised' as it is not bothered which way the current flows through it. try reversing the supply to an older style LED or electrolytic capacitor and you get a nasty smell of fused plastic and if lucky a loudish bang to go with it. wear eye protection and keep mouth tightly closed well before trying it. i do not recommend or condone this experiment to anyone, and i have never performed it with the great big dc capacitors as found in old tv sets, dangled through a letterbox on a pair of wires using a borrowed motor bike battery, well not since i was 14 and got caught regs alan If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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