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Capacitors - and cosmic 'belches.....'

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by ETC(SS), Jun 28, 2022.

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    SO...
    Capacitors.

    No....not "flux" capacitors, Marty....but rather electrical capacitors.

    They're simple.
    Only 2 non-moving components, conductors and an insulator.

    They're OLD.
    They've been around since the 40's.
    The 1740's.

    We use them in electronics for all manner of things, as a spit can for storing an electrical charge, or for filtering,
    The power industry uses them as a reactive source for non-resistive loads, but the humble capacitor also has one important super power:
    They BLOCK D.C. - or direct current.

    Important?
    Yep!

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