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How Capacitors Work - The Physics of Capacitors -- DC to Daylight 26

This episode will take us into the innards of the capacitor, where we'll look at the physics of what makes a capacitor do what it does. We'll investigate how plate area, distance and dielectric, all affect the final value of capacitance. We'll also touch on the topics of RC time constant, series and parallel circuits, as well as a generalized overview of how capacitors behave in DC as well as AC circuits. Put your thinking cap on for this theory-based episode on capacitor fundamentals!

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  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago

    I liked the carbon resistor test...Fire

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    DAB over 2 years ago

    Nice overview on capacitors.

    I remember all of those issues from Tech School fifty years ago.

    The exploding devices are cool, we did some destructive experiments in school to alert everyone to the dangers of released energy.

    When I was looking into subatomic physics I realized that it is photons, not electrons that do all the movement of charge and mass.

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