What Exactly Is a Capacitor?

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  • PeteS in CA
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    • Aug 2005
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    • USA, Unsure of Planet
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    What Exactly Is a Capacitor?

    Here is a very informative article, titled What Exactly Is a Capacitor? It give some history and discusses the common types. The section on ceramic types gives good info on temperature coefficients.

    Here is a technical information document from AVX, describing monolythic ceramic caps and their manufacture.
    PeteS in CA

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    • arneson
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      • Sep 2005
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      Re: What Exactly Is a Capacitor?

      I love the history stuff.
      Like when the first capacitor had gold and was measured in Cubits.
      Maybe one of those Leydon jars could cool my Proc and filter the V supply at the same time.
      Jim

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