Rolleiflash 2 Capacitor Value

[Matt Hall]

I recently disassembled an old Rolleiflash 2 to find out why it wasn't working. Discovered the old electrolytic capacitor had leaked out over the years and was bad. I have removed it but am a bit unsure how to read the values printed on the side as they do not conform to current standards. Here is what is printed on the barrel of the capacitor:

+ 100/25 (ww +

I am assuming the + are there to indicate the polarity (there is no - on the other end). Then I assume the numbers mean 100uF 25v??? Just not exceedingly clear as they are not marked in the usual way with the uF and v after the numbers. Have no idea what the parenthesis and the two w's are for.

Anybody out there familiar with any of this I would love to hear from you. Just don't want to order the wrong part.

Thanks

 

[4season]

Yes, I'd agree: 100 uF, 25 volts. Style is what's referred to as "axial lead". For whatever reason, modern parts typically denote - polarity only, dunno why.