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   DaveC to All   
   Re: Mixing 4 audio channels to 3?   
   09 Nov 11 14:45:48   
   
   XPost: alt.engineering.electrical, sci.electronics.design, sci.e   
   ectronics.repair   
   From: invalid@invalid.net   
      
   > No need for that.  You're going to have an 8-volt bias sitting on each   
   > cap (half of your supply voltage), and the audio signals that they see   
   > will only be a volt or two, peak-to-peak, so the caps will always be   
   > polarized in the direction I indicated.   
   >   
   > It's entirely usual and standard practice to use polar electrolytics   
   > in this sort of situation.  If you want to get fancy I'm sure you   
   > could find an exotic 'lytic (like one of the new solid-electrolyte   
   > types), but I see no need for that in this application.   
   > ...   
   > Dave P.   
      
   I'm learnin'! Thanks for the explanation. I'll use standard aluminum 'lytics   
   here, connected as noted.   
      
   Dave C.   
      
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