Sebastian,
When electrolytics are used in standard opamp circuits where ca. 0V DC voltage difference is expected, their polarisation position are selected more or less randomly.
However, as we always have small AND random amounts of DC offset anyway (and this is why we put in coupling electrolytics in the first place), it can be good to actually MEASURE the polarity of DC offset across the electrolytics and orient them accordingly so that their life expectancy is greatly extended...
And if/when replacing opamps in the area, re-measure - and re-orient if needed.
Jakob E.
When electrolytics are used in standard opamp circuits where ca. 0V DC voltage difference is expected, their polarisation position are selected more or less randomly.
However, as we always have small AND random amounts of DC offset anyway (and this is why we put in coupling electrolytics in the first place), it can be good to actually MEASURE the polarity of DC offset across the electrolytics and orient them accordingly so that their life expectancy is greatly extended...
And if/when replacing opamps in the area, re-measure - and re-orient if needed.
Jakob E.