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Are capacitor voltage ratings for max charge or exposed source?
If I have a 100V rated capacitor, can I expose it to a 200V source as long as I cut off the source before the the capacitor is fully charged? For example remove the 200V source when the capacitor ...
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Is it possible to determine capacity and voltage rating of an unknown electrolytic capacitor?
Today I found a big electrolytic capacitor in a scrap yard. It is about 9 cm in diameter and 16 cm high. The only thing that is marked on it is polarity but nothing else. How can I measure its ...
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