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Rated polar capacitor turning red

When I start my simulation, my rated polar capacitor immediately turns red and the positive sign goes away. The capacitor doesn't blow up or anything. What does this mean?

 

Thank you.

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Hello,

 

What's your Multisim version (in Multisim go to Help>>About Multisim)? If you exceed the voltage rating of the capacitor then the component should blow up.

 

Is this what you see?

 

capacitor.png

 

Regards,

Fernando D.
National Instruments

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I had a similar problem and I noticed (attached is an example here) that I applied negative voltage upon the capacitor; so make sure you check its potential difference using multimeter.

 

cap.PNG

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